“Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.”
The final blessing pronounced that God is blessed, who did not turn away the psalmist's prayer or steadfast love, articulates the ultimate thanksgiving: God's faithfulness and responsiveness to prayer. The emphasis on God not turning away establishes the reliability of God's covenant commitment. This verse closes the psalm with the celebration of God's faithfulness as the ground of all worship and gratitude.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:20
1. This Psalm has on the title the inscription, “For the end, a song of a Psalm of Resurrection.” When ye hear “for the end,” whenever the Psalms are repeated, understand it “for Christ:” the Apostle saying, “For the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness to every one believing.” Romans 10:4 In what manner therefore here Resurrection is sung, you will hear, and whose Resurrection it is, as far as Himself deigns to give and disclose. For the Resurrection we Christians…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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