What does Psalms Chapter 66 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

The Latin incipit is Deus misereatur. The speaker’s requests, recollections and future declarations retain their distinct wording. Edition interpretation remains separate, and the chapter does not establish a universal outcome guarantee.

Chapter breakdown

The Latin incipit is Deus misereatur. The separate heading describes propagation of the church; the inscription is unto the end, in hymns, a canticle's psalm for David. The speakers ask mercy, blessing and light of God's countenance, again asking mercy, so they may know His way upon earth and salvation in all nations.

People are called to confess and praise. Nations are called to gladness because God judges justly and directs nations on earth; the call to confession and praise repeats. Earth has yielded fruit, followed by repeated requests that their God bless them and earth's ends fear Him. No specific temple performance, season, famine or achieved global harmony is narrated.

The story inside

Opening: The Latin incipit is Deus misereatur. Development: The speaker’s requests, recollections and future declarations retain their distinct wording. Conclusion: Edition interpretation remains separate, and the chapter does not establish a universal outcome guarantee.

Lessons worth keeping

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The Latin incipit is Deus misereatur.
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The speaker’s requests, recollections and future declarations retain their distinct wording.
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Edition interpretation remains separate, and the chapter does not establish a universal outcome guarantee.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 61527–61528
May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
Lines 61530–61531
That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.
Lines 61536–61537
Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.
Lines 61542–61542
The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us,
Lines 61544–61544
May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.