Psalms 66

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

To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:

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

Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

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 unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

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

All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy 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 terrible in [his] doings toward 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.

He turned the sea into dry [land]; they went through the river on foot: there did 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)

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

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

Bless our God, ye peoples, 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 hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;

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.

Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,

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

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, 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 offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

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

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

I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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

Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.

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

But God hath heard; he hath 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 hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!