Psalms 66

1 Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.

TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.

2 Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise.

Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable His praise.

3 Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you.

Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.

4 Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.

All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise Your Name.” (Selah)

5 Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

Come, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

6 He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice in him.

He has turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There we rejoice in Him.

7 He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.

Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

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

9 He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.

Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

10 For you, O God, have tested us. You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.

For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.

11 You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back.

You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on our loins.

12 You have set men over our heads. We have crossed through fire and water. And you have led us out to refreshment.

You have caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And You bring us out to a watered place.

13 I will enter your house with holocausts. I will repay my vows to you,

I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,

14 which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.

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

15 I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.

“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” (Selah)

16 Draw near and listen, all you who fear God, and I will describe to you how much he has done for my soul.

Come, hear, all you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.

17 I cried out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him under my breath.

I have called to Him [with] my mouth, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

18 If I have seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not heed me.

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord does not hear.

19 And yet, God has heeded me and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.

But God has heard, He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed is God, who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from me.

Blessed [is] God, Who has not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!