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. A song. A psalm. Shout to God, all the earth,

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

sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious praise.

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 dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to you.

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

All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.’ (Selah)

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

Come and see what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.

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

He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore rejoice 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.

the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,

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

who keeps us in life, 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, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,

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 did let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.

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 pay to you my vows,

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

which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

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 offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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 my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.

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

For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.

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

Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.

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

But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.