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 to God, all the earth,

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

sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious praise.

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

Say to God, “How dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to you.

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

All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.” (Selah)

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

Come and see what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.

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

He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore 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)

the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,

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

who keeps us in life, and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

For you, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,

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.

you did let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.

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

I will enter your house with burnt-offerings, I will pay to you my vows,

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

which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

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 you offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice 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 hear my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.

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

For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.

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

Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.

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

But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.