Come and see the works of God. Contemplate, i.e; the terrible "works of God," spoken of in Psalms 66:3. See how, to save his people, he has to smite their enemies. Truly, on such occasions, he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men (compare the next verse for an example).
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Psalms 66:5
Psalms 66:5
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