Psalms 66

1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands:

2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.

4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” (Selah)

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

5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children 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 flood on foot: there we rejoiced in him.

7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

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

9 who preserves our life among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved.

Who holdeth our soul in life, and alloweth not our feet to be moved.

10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction upon our loins.

12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

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

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah)

I will offer to thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah)

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

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

But verily God hath heard me; 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 mercy from me.