Psalms 66

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

To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

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

Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of 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 unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

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

All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy 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 doings of God, —Fearful in deed 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 turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did 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.

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —

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

Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.

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

For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:

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

Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon 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.

Thou didst let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.

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

I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

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

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, 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.

Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-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! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —

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

Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

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

If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

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

But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.