The Meaning of Psalms 66:2 Explained

Psalms 66:2

KJV: Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

YLT: Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

Darby: Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

ASV: Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Sing forth  the honour  of his name:  make  his praise  glorious. 

What does Psalms 66:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 66:1-15 - "come And See The Works Of God"
Some of the old expositors speak of this psalm as "the Lord's Prayer in the Old Testament."
A summons to praise, Psalms 66:1-4
The devout soul cannot be glad alone. It demands sympathy in its raptures. All the earth is not too great for an orchestra, nor all mankind for a choir. God's love may compel a feigned obedience, Psalms 66:3, R.V., margin, but the divine Spirit changes the heart.
Divine deliverance, Psalms 66:5-12
Come and see. Compare John 1:39-40. Let us never forget the great past. The Red Sea and the Jordan have their counterparts in all lives. How often God has turned our seas into dry land, and cleaved paths through our rivers! Through the flood on foot is a miracle of daily experience. The rebels exalt themselves, but we are unmoved. We are tried in the fire, but no atom perishes. We go through persecution and oppression, but we come forth into abundance.
The payment of vows, Psalms 66:13-15
Let us pay under bright skies what we vowed under dark ones. Pay your vows; declare what God has done for you; offer not beasts, but offer yourself, as a living sacrifice unto God! Romans 12:1. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 66

1  David exhorts to praise God
5  observe his great works
8  to bless him for his gracious benefits
12  He vows for himself reverent service to God
16  He declares God's special goodness to himself

What do the individual words in Psalms 66:2 mean?

Sing out the honor of His name Make glorious His praise
זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־ שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ

זַמְּר֥וּ  Sing  out 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: זָמַר  
Sense: to sing, sing praise, make music.
כְבֽוֹד־  the  honor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
שְׁמ֑וֹ  of  His  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
שִׂ֥ימוּ  Make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
כָ֝ב֗וֹד  glorious 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ  His  praise 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: תְּהִלָּה  
Sense: praise, song or hymn of praise.