Psalms 66

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

To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands:

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

Sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious.

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 terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to 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 worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing [to] 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 works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing towards the children 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]: they went through the flood on foot: there we rejoiced 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.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

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

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

Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not 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 thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

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

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction 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 hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy [place].

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

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

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

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 will offer to thee burnt-sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with 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 [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear [me]:

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

[But] verily God hath heard [me]; 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 mercy from me.