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Psalm 66:8

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

6He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
10For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
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The command to make praise heard turns attention toward the sound of shared worship, with peoples beyond any single community addressed together.

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Where else Scripture says this

10 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 34:3Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.Both passages address others with a summons to join in praise of God.
Psalm 95:1Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!Both passages urge worshipers to make their praise audible, with Psalm 95 naming singing and shouting.
Psalm 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!Both passages summon a broad gathering to audible praise, addressing the peoples or all the earth.
Psalm 66:2Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!Both commands direct praise toward God, with singing in verse 2 and praise made heard in verse 8.
Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of …Both texts describe praise that can be heard, with Jeremiah naming voices of thanks for the LORD’s goodness.
Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;Psalm 66 commands audible praise among the peoples; Revelation describes a great multitude whose loud voice praises God.
Romans 15:10–11Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”Both passages address people beyond a single nation, summoning them to praise or rejoice.
Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his …Both passages summon the nations or peoples to join in praise or rejoicing directed toward God.
Revelation 5:11–14I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of …The shared thread is limited to a gathered multitude and audible sound; the supplied Revelation verse does not state its words.
Revelation 19:5–6A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”Both passages command a gathered people to praise God, with Revelation addressing his servants, small and great.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. gratitude.

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Encouragement

Your voice has a place in this shared praise. The God praised here rules over the nations and preserves the lives of his people.

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