Psalms 66

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

To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

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

Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of his praise:

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 fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

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

All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. (Selah)

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

Come and see the doings of God, —Fearful in deed toward 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, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:

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

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —

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

Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.

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

For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:

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

Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;

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 let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.

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

I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

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

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.

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

Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. (Selah)

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

Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —

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

Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

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

If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

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

But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.