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 Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

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

Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of 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 unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes 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 bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song 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 doings of God, —Fearful in deed 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 turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over 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)

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

Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —

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

Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.

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

For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:

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

Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load 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 let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.

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

I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

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

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.

15 I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. (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 hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.

Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —

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

Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

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

If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

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

But in truth, 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 own lovingkindness from me.