Psalms 66

1 To him that excelleth. A song or Psalme. Rejoice in God, all ye inhabitants of the earth.

To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

2 Sing forth the glory of his name: make his praise glorious.

Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

3 Say vnto God, Howe terrible art thou in thy workes! through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine enemies be in subiection vnto thee.

Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

4 All the worlde shall worship thee, and sing vnto thee, euen sing of thy Name. (Selah)

Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah)

5 Come and beholde the workes of God: he is terrible in his doing towarde the sonnes of men.

Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

6 He hath turned the Sea into drie land: they passe through the riuer on foote: there did we reioyce in him.

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

7 He ruleth the worlde with his power: his eyes beholde the nations: the rebellious shall not exalt them selues. (Selah)

He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah)

8 Prayse our God, ye people, and make the voyce of his prayse to be heard.

Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

9 Which holdeth our soules in life, and suffereth not our feete to slippe.

Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

10 For thou, O God, hast proued vs, thou hast tryed vs as siluer is tryed.

For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

11 Thou hast brought vs into the snare, and layed a strait chaine vpon our loynes.

You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

12 Thou hast caused men to ryde ouer our heads: we went into fire and into water, but thou broughtest vs out into a welthie place.

You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

13 I will go into thine House with burnt offrings, and will pay thee my vowes,

I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

14 Which my lippes haue promised, and my mouth hath spoken in mine affliction.

Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. (Selah)

I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah)

16 Come and hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.

Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

17 I called vnto him with my mouth, and he was exalted with my tongue.

My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

18 If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.

I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

19 But God hath heard me, and considered the voyce of my prayer.

But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

20 Praysed be God, which hath not put backe my prayer, nor his mercie from me.

Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.