Psalms 66 (DRB)

Chapter Text

66:1 Unto the end, in hymns, a psalm of a canticle for David.

66:2 May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

66:3 That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.

66:4 Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.

66:5 Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

66:6 Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:

66:7 The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us,

66:8 May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "mercy", "hymns", "psalm", "canticle", "david", "bless", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "mercy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "light" and "mercy" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.