Psalms 66

1 To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

2 Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!

3 Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

Say unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

4 Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah)

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

5 Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

6 The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

7 He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah)

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

8 Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

9 Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

10 For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

11 You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;

12 You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

13 I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —

14 Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

15 I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah)

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

17 My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

19 But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

20 Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!