Verse 3
3. Say unto God The psalmist now directs how to fulfil the requirement of Psalms 66:2: namely, by rehearsing and proclaiming the great events which have transpired, and ascribing them to God.
Terrible… thy works The redemption of Israel from Egypt and Babylon was accomplished by acts of divine power which struck the idolatrous nations with terror. Thus is it in all ages. The triumph of the Church is the downfall of Christ’s enemies. Grace and judgment play their respective parts. See Psalms 2:0; Revelation 18:0; Revelation 19:1-8.
Submit themselves כחשׁ , ( kahhash,) rendered “submit,” properly signifies to deceive, to lie, to feign, and must be here understood of that feigned submission, outward and formal but unreal and heartless which captives yield to a conqueror. So in Psalms 18:44; Psalms 81:15. Thus “the haters of the Lord shall submit themselves” with forced confession, being subdued and terrified at the majesty, power, and glory of God.
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