Psalms 66

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

TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.

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

Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable 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 fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.

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

All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise 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, Fearful acts toward the sons 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 has turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There 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)

Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless our God you peoples, And sound the voice of His praise,

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

Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

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

For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.

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

You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on 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.

You have caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And You bring us out to a watered place.

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

I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,

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

For my lips were opened, And my mouth spoke in my distress:

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

“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male 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 you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.

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

I have called to Him [with] my mouth, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

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

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord does not hear.

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

But God has heard, 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 [is] God, Who has not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!