Psalms 66

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

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

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

Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!

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

Say unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

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

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

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

He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

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

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

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

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;

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.

Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

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

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

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

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!