Psalms 66

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

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

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

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

Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

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

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

5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children 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 watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

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

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

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

9 who preserves our life among the living, 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 you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.

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

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

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on 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 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 your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

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

14 which my lips promised, 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 you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls 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 you who fear God. 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. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

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

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

19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard 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!