“By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:”
The affirmation that God answers prayers in righteousness and awakens terror in enemies establishes that divine response to petitions involves both blessing for the righteous and judgment for the wicked. The reference to righteousness indicates that God's actions are not arbitrary but just and appropriate. The awakening of terror in enemies indicates that God's power is manifest through the defeat of opposition. This verse articulates the dual aspect of divine action: salvation for the righteous and judgment for the wicked.
Church Fathers on Psalms 65:5
1. The voice of holy prophecy must be confessed in the very title of this Psalm. It is inscribed, “Unto the end, a Psalm of David, a song of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, on account of the people of transmigration when they were beginning to go forth.” How it fared with our fathers in the time of the transmigration to Babylon, is not known to all, but only to those that diligently study the Holy Scriptures, either by hearing or by reading. For the captive people Israel from the city…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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