Psalms 66
1 To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:
For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.
2 Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;
O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.
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 awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. (Selah)
Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)
5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.
Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond 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.
Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)
who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)
8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.
11 Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;
You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.
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 did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,
I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.
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 offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)
16 Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.
17 I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.
18 Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].
19 But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!
Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
