< Psalms 66 >
1 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.
2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise.
3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you.
4 All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”
Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.
5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice in him.
7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.
He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.
8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard.
9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.
10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
For you, O God, have tested us. You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.
11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back.
12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
You have set men over our heads. We have crossed through fire and water. And you have led us out to refreshment.
13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
I will enter your house with holocausts. I will repay my vows to you,
14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.
15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.
I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Draw near and listen, all you who fear God, and I will describe to you how much he has done for my soul.
17 I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
I cried out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him under my breath.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
If I have seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not heed me.
19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
And yet, God has heeded me and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.
20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
Blessed is God, who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from me.