Psalms 66

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

Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

Make zahmar ·musical praise· to the kavod ·weighty glory· of his name! Offer kavod ·weighty glory· and tehilah ·praise song·!

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

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

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

All the earth will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to worship you, and will make zahmar ·musical praise· to you; they will make zahmar ·musical praise· to your name.” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of 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 river on foot. There, we rejoiced 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 might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his tehilah ·praise song· be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Come, and sh'ma ·hear obey·, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

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

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

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

If I cherished vain striving of iniquity in my heart, 'Adonay [Lord] would not have sh'ma ·heard obeyed·.

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

But most certainly, God has sh'ma ·heard obeyed·. He has heard 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, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.