Psalms 66

1 Unto the end, a canticle of a psalm of the resurrection. Shout with joy to God, all the earth,

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

2 Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

4 Let all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name.

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

5 Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

7 Who by his power ruleth for ever: his eyes behold the nations; let not them that provoke him he exalted in themselves.

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

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

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

9 Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

11 Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on our back:

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

12 Thou hast set men over our heads. We have passed through tire and water, and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

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

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

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

the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 I will offer up to thee holocausts full of marrow, with burnt offerings of rams: I will offer to thee bullocks with goats.

I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

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

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

17 I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

18 If I have looked at iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19 Therefore hath God heard me, and hath attended to the voice of my supplication.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!