“All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.”
The command to come and see God's deeds establishes the basis for worship: concrete experiences of divine action in history. The reference to deeds as awesome toward humanity indicates that God acts in ways that astound and transform human understanding. The acknowledgment that God's enemies cringe before divine power establishes that God's awesome deeds include judgment on those opposed to divine purposes. This verse grounds worship in actual experience of divine action.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:4
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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