Psalms 66

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

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

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

Sing ye the honor 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 unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

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

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

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 went through the deep on foot; Then 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.

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

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

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon 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.

Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

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

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

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

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

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

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 hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!