Psalms 66

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

To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable 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 to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

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

All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)

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

Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts 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 hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

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

Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

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

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

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

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

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

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on 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 hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

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

I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

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

For opened were my lips, 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)

'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock 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, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

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

Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

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

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

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

But 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 [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!