Psalms 66

1 For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout unto God, all the earth.

“To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:

2 O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.

3 Say unto God, How awful are thy works! through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

Say unto God, How fear-inspiring is every one of thy works! through the greatness of thy strength will thy enemies yield feigned obedience unto thee.

4 Let all the earth worship thee, and sing to thee; let them sing to thy name. (Pause)

All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)

5 Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.

Come and see the deeds of God: fear-inspiring is his doing toward the children of men.

6 Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

He changed the sea into dry land: through the river they went on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

He ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes look upon the nations: the rebellious—these shall not be exalted. (Selah)

8 Bless our God, ye Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

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

9 who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.

10 For thou, O God, has proved us; thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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

11 Thou broughtest us into the snare; thou laidest afflictions on our back.

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.

12 Thou didst mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but thou broughtest us out into [a place of] refreshment.

Thou hast caused men to ride on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a

13 I will go into thine house with whole-burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,

I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,

14 which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

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

15 I will offer to thee whole-burnt-sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to thee oxen with goats. (Pause)

Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. (Selah)

16 Come, hear, and I will tell, all ye that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

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

17 I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.

18 If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord hearken [to me].

If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;

19 Therefore God has hearkened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.