John Calvin Commentary Psalms 65:8

"They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice." — Psalms 65:8 (ASV)

They also that dwell, etc. By the signs referred to, we must evidently understand those signal and memorable works of the Lord which bear the impress of His glorious hand. It is true that the minutest and humblest objects, whether in the heavens or upon the earth, reflect to some extent the glory of God; but the name mentioned emphatically applies to miracles, as affording a better display of the divine majesty.

So striking would be the proofs of God’s favor to His Church, that as the Psalmist here intimates to us, they would compel the homage and wonder of the most distant and foreign peoples. In the latter part of the verse, if we accept the interpretation suggested by some, nothing more is meant than that when the sun rises in the morning, people are refreshed by its light; and again, that when the moon and stars appear at night, they are relieved from the gloom into which they would otherwise have been sunk.

If this interpretation were adopted, a preposition must be understood, as if it had been said, You make people rejoice on account of, or by the rising of the sun, the moon, and the stars. But the words, as they stand, convey a meaning that is sufficiently appropriate without resorting to any addition.

It was said that, in consequence of the wonders done by the Lord, fear would spread over the farthest parts of the earth; and the same thing is now asserted of the joy which these wonders would spread widely: from the rising to the setting sun, people would rejoice in the Lord, as well as fear Him.