Psalms 66

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

For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

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

O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

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 awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

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

Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)

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

Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond 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.

Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

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

who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

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

Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

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

who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

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

For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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

You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

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 did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

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

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

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

which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

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

I will offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

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

Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

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

If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].

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

Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

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