Psalms 66

1 Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth.

To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

2 Sing forth the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

3 Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee. They shall sing to thy name. (Selah)

Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah)

5 Come, and see the works of God, awesome in actions toward the sons of men.

Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes observe the nations. Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah)

8 O bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard,

Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

9 who holds our soul in life, and does not allow our feet to be moved.

Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

10 For thou, O God, have proved us. Thou have tried us as silver is tried.

For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

11 Thou brought us into the net. Thou laid a great burden upon our loins.

You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

12 Thou caused men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water. But thou brought us out into a wealthy place.

You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

13 I will come into thy house with burnt offerings. I will pay thee my vows,

I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

14 which my lips uttered, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the incense of rams. I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah)

16 Come, and hear, all ye who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

17 I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.

I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

19 But truly God has heard. He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.

Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.