Psalms 66

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

For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth;

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

Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

3 Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.

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

All the earth shall worship 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 works of God; He is terrible in 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 turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot; there let us 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)

Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless our God, ye peoples, and make 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 set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,

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

For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.

11 You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.

12 You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.

13 I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,

I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform 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 you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

Come, and hearken, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.

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

I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.

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

If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear;

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

But verily God hath heard; He hath attended 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 turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.