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 ye to God, all the earth.

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable 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 [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

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

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

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

Come ye, 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 hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do 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 to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

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

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

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

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

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

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

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

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast 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.

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

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

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

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

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

'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' (Selah)

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

Come, hear, all ye 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.

Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, 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 doth not hear.

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

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