Psalms 66

1 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

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

2 Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

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

3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

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

4 All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

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

5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

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 passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

He turned the sea into dry [land: ] they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

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

8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

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

9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

10 For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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

11 You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into 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 enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

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

14 the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

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

15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

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

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

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

17 I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

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

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

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

19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound 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 rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

Blessed [be] God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.