Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth. As in the previous and the next psalm, Psalm
66 has not only Israel in view but all the earth. The psalmist understood that
God was not only God over Israel, but the whole world. It was good and
appropriate for him to call everyone to joyfully praise God.[2]
This Psalm is said to be recited
on Easter day, by the Greek church: it is described in the Greek Bible as A
Psalm of the Resurrection, and may be understood to refer, in a prophetic
sense, to the regeneration of the world, through the conversion of the
Gentiles.” which we sing in the Office at Mains, the Te Deum Laudamus.
Collect for Psalm 66: Almighty Father, you brought us through the
waters of baptism to the shores of new life. Accept the sacrifice of our lives,
and let us enter your house, there to praise your unfailing power and love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Collect for Tuesday of the week of Advent 2: Almighty God, help us to look
forward to the glory of the birth of Christ, our savior; his coming is
proclaimed joyfully to the ends of the earth, for he lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever, Amen[3]
– 30 November 2021
[1] Advent copyright © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[3] Collects for Psalm 66 and Tuesday of the week of Advent 2, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church Vol. I. © 1994 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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