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Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65], at sacred-texts.com

Psalms Chapter 66

All lands - Ye people of all nations. He invites the Gentile world, to the contemplation and celebration of God's works.

Psalms 66:6

psa 66:6

We - Our nation, or our ancestors, in whose loins we then were.

Psalms 66:10

psa 66:10

Proved us - As it were in a burning furnace; and with a design to purge out our dross.

Psalms 66:11

psa 66:11

Net - Which our enemies laid for us.

Psalms 66:12

psa 66:12

To ride - To use us like slaves.

Psalms 66:15

psa 66:15

I will go - One speaks in the name of all the rest. Incense - With the fat of rams, which is no less pleasing to God than incense.

Psalms 66:18

psa 66:18

Iniquity - Any sin. In heart - If my heart had been false to God, although I might have forborne outward acts. If I had been guilty of that, by heart was set upon sin, or I desired only that which I resolved in my heart to spend upon my lusts.

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