Meditation Upon the PSALMS Series: Psalm 66

"Psalm 66:
Though a psalm of national thanksgiving for some occasion of great

deliverance, it also contains the king’s personal note of thanksgiving at the end.
The psalmist rehearses some of the major miracles in Israel’s history and testifies that God has always been faithful in the midst of serious troubles.

I. Communal Hymn of Praise to God (66:1-12).
A. For Future Glory (66:1-4);
B. For Previous Faithfulness (66:5-7);
C. For Continual Protection (66:8-12).
II. An Individual Hymn of Praise to God (66:13-20).
A. Through Fulfilled Vows (66:13-15);
B. For Answered Prayer (66:16-20).

Psalm 66:1 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
Psalm 66:2 Sing forth the honor of His name: make His praise glorious.
Psalm 66:6 He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in Him.

Psalm 66:13 I will go into Thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay Thee my vows,

Psalm 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me].
If I regard iniquity in my heart. If, having seen it to be there, I

continue to gaze upon it without aversion; if I cherish it, have a side glance of love toward it, excuse it, and palliate it;
The Lord will not hear me.
Q: How can He?
Nothing hinders prayer like iniquity harbored in the breast; as with Cain, so with us, sin lieth at the door, and blocks the passage."
BooksOfTheBible/Charles Spurgeon