Psalms 66

1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!

Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands:

2 Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!

Sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious.

3 Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.

Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.

4 Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)

All the earth shall worship you, and shall sing to you; they shall sing to your name. (Selah)

5 Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

6 He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. (Selah)

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

8 Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.

O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

9 He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.

Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

10 God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.

For you, O God, have proved us: you have tried us, as silver is tried.

11 You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.

You brought us into the net; you laid affliction on our loins.

12 You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.

You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but you brought us out into a wealthy place.

13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,

I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay you my vows,

14 the promises I made when I was in trouble.

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

15 I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)

I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

16 Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.

Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

17 I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.

I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

18 If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

19 But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!

But truly God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.

Blessed be God, which has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.