Psalms 66:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֹ֘שֵׁ֤ל בִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ ׀ עוֹלָ֗ם עֵ֭ינָיו בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה הַסוֹרְרִ֓ים ׀ אַל־*ירימו **יָר֖וּמוּ לָ֣מוֹ סֶֽלָה׃

Transliteration

mōšēl in gəbûrātô ʿôlām ʿênāyw in the gôyim tiṣpênāh the sôrərîm not-yārûmû to them selāh

Grammar Details

• *mōšēl*: verb qal participle masculine singular - ruling/governing
• *gəbûrātô*: noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his might/power
• *ʿôlām*: noun masculine singular - forever/eternity
• *ʿênāyw*: noun feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes
• *gôyim*: noun masculine plural - nations/peoples
• *tiṣpênāh*: verb qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - watch/observe
• *sôrərîm*: verb qal participle masculine plural - rebels/rebellious ones
• *yārûmû*: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural jussive - exalt themselves/be lifted up
• *selāh*: musical notation/interlude/pause - uncertain meaning

Word Meanings

• *mōšēl*: ruling/governing/reigning/having dominion
• *gəbûrātô*: his might/power/strength
• *ʿôlām*: forever/eternity/perpetuity/antiquity
• *ʿênāyw*: his eyes
• *gôyim*: nations/peoples/gentiles
• *tiṣpênāh*: watch/observe/keep watch/spy out
• *sôrərîm*: rebels/rebellious ones/those who turn aside
• *yārûmû*: let them exalt themselves/lift themselves up/raise themselves
• *selāh*: musical interlude/pause/lift up/forever (exact meaning uncertain)

Referenced Verses

• Ps 11:4 : 4 ¶ The LORD [is] in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne [is] in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
• Ps 33:13 : 13 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
• Ps 52:1-5 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God [endureth] continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
• Ps 62:11 : 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power [belongeth] unto God.
• Ps 73:3-9 : 3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm. 5 They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment. 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them. 11 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 12 Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
• Ps 75:4-5 : 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak [not with] a stiff neck.
• Ps 140:8 : 8 ¶ Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; [lest] they exalt themselves. Selah.
• Ps 145:13 : 13 Thy kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endureth] throughout all generations.
• Isa 10:7-9 : 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings? 9 [Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus? 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done [it], and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant [man]: 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 15 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood. 16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire.
• Isa 37:28-29 : 28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
• Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Dan 5:20-28 : 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
• Dan 6:26-27 : 26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto the end. 27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
• Matt 6:13 : 13 ‹And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.›
• Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, ‹All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.›
• Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.
• 2 Chr 16:9 : 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
• Job 9:4 : 4 [He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?
• Ps 2:10-12 : 10 ¶ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.