Psa 66:6-7 | KingComments | STEP | When the day of the Lord has come, God takes the government into His own hands. With the call “come and see the works of God”, people are called to come nearer and see His works of redemption and government ( ). God has entrusted the reign of creation to man, but he failed hopelessly. We see that with Adam and Nebuchadnezzar. Through redemption, He restored that. When God begins to reign openly, which He does through His Son, the Messiah, He performs deeds that are awe-inspiring to the sons of men. People have thought that they could decide everything on earth. They have lived and exercised authority without regard to God. This resulted in great injustice. When God reigns, He will judge all injustice. The psalmist cites two examples of God’s awe-inspiring deeds that He performed in the early history of His people ( ; ). At the passage through the Red Sea, God “turned the sea into dry land” ( ). At the passage through the Jordan, He drained the Jordan and the people passed through the river on foot ( ). God judged Egypt and delivered His people from bondage. At the Red Sea, He completely delivered His people from the power of the enemy, for the Egyptians perished in the Red Sea ( ). There, on the other side of the Red Sea, they rejoiced in God ( ). Such deliverance followed by such rejoicing will also be experienced by the remnant, the Israel of God, in the end time. That is what this psalm is about. His deeds in the past provide unconditional guarantee for the future. God has not merely shown His power once in the past, but “He rules by His might forever” ( ; ). He is mighty and remains so for all eternity. His throne is high in heaven, from where “His eyes keep watch on the nations”. Never does He lose sight of anything or anyone. “Let not the rebellious” forget this, lest they “exalt themselves” to rise up against Him. A similar warning is also found in Psalm 2 ( ).

‏ Psalms 66:6-7

Come and See

When the day of the Lord has come, God takes the government into His own hands. With the call “come and see the works of God”, people are called to come nearer and see His works of redemption and government (Psa 66:5). God has entrusted the reign of creation to man, but he failed hopelessly. We see that with Adam and Nebuchadnezzar. Through redemption, He restored that.

When God begins to reign openly, which He does through His Son, the Messiah, He performs deeds that are awe-inspiring to the sons of men. People have thought that they could decide everything on earth. They have lived and exercised authority without regard to God. This resulted in great injustice. When God reigns, He will judge all injustice.

The psalmist cites two examples of God’s awe-inspiring deeds that He performed in the early history of His people (Psa 66:6; Psa 114:3 ; 5). At the passage through the Red Sea, God “turned the sea into dry land” (Exo 14:21). At the passage through the Jordan, He drained the Jordan and the people passed through the river on foot (Jos 3:14-17).

God judged Egypt and delivered His people from bondage. At the Red Sea, He completely delivered His people from the power of the enemy, for the Egyptians perished in the Red Sea (Exo 14:28-31). There, on the other side of the Red Sea, they rejoiced in God (Exo 15:1-3). Such deliverance followed by such rejoicing will also be experienced by the remnant, the Israel of God, in the end time. That is what this psalm is about.

His deeds in the past provide unconditional guarantee for the future. God has not merely shown His power once in the past, but “He rules by His might forever” (Psa 66:7; Exo 15:18). He is mighty and remains so for all eternity. His throne is high in heaven, from where “His eyes keep watch on the nations”. Never does He lose sight of anything or anyone. “Let not the rebellious” forget this, lest they “exalt themselves” to rise up against Him. A similar warning is also found in Psalm 2 (Psa 2:9).