“Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.”
The call to come and see what God has done articulates again the invitation to witness divine action and let it ground faith and worship. The reference to terrible deeds toward humanity indicates that what God does may be frightening or awe-inspiring; the appropriate response is not comfortable complacency but reverent fear. This verse reiterates the fundamental basis for worship: the concrete manifestation of divine power in history.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:5
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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