Psalms 66
1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;
2 Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of his praise:
3 Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
Say unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;
4 Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)
All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. (Selah)
5 Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
Come and see the doings of God, —Fearful in deed toward the sons 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, Through the stream, crossed they over 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)
Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. (Selah)
8 Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —
9 He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.
10 God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:
11 You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;
12 You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
Thou didst let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.
13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,
14 the promises I made when I was in trouble.
Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.
15 I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)
Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. (Selah)
16 Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —
17 I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.
18 If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.
If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
19 But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
But in truth, God hath heard, He hath 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, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.
