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Psalm 66:4-6
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 66:4-6
New Catholic Bible
4 The whole earth bows down in worship before you,
singing praises to you,
singing praises to your name.” Selah
5 Come and behold[a] the works of God,
the awesome deeds he has done for people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
they crossed the river[b] on foot.
There we rejoiced in him,
Footnotes
- Psalm 66:5 Come and behold: in the eyes of the psalmist, God’s saving acts are present and can be seen in the liturgical celebration in the temple.
- Psalm 66:6 Sea . . . river: the passages through the Red Sea (see Ex 14:1—15:21) and through the Jordan (see Jos 3:11—4:24) became typical of God’s power and wondrous deeds in the history of Israel (see Ps 114:3; Isa 44:27; 50:2).
