Psalms 66

1 To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:

To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

2 Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. (Selah)

Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah)

5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.

Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry [land]; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

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

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah)

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

Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

11 Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;

You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

12 Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,

I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

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

Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah)

16 Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

17 I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

18 Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.

I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

19 But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!

Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.