Psalms 66

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

TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.

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

Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable His praise.

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

Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.

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

All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise Your Name.” (Selah)

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

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

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

Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

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

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

Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

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

For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.

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

You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on our loins.

12 You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

You have caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And You bring us out to a watered place.

13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,

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

For my lips were opened, And my mouth spoke in my distress:

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

“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” (Selah)

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

Come, hear, all you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.

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

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

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

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

19 But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

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