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 ye to God, all the earth.

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable 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 [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience 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 do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)

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

Come ye, 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 hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do 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 to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless, ye peoples, our God, 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 hath placed our soul in life, And suffered 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 hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

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

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast 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.

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

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

I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

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

For opened were my lips, 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.

'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock 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, hear, all ye 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.

Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, 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 doth not hear.

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

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