Psalms 66

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

For the chief musician. A song, a psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

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

Sing out 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 to God, “How terrifying are your deeds! By the greatness of your power your enemies will submit to you.

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

All the earth will worship you and will sing to you; they will sing 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 fearsome in his deeds toward the sons of mankind.

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 we rejoiced in him.

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

He rules forever by his might; 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.

Give blessing to God, you people, let the sound of his praise be heard.

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

He keeps us among the living, and he does not permit our feet to slip.

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

For you, God, have tested us; you have tested us as silver is tested.

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

You brought us into a net; you laid a heavy burden on our backs.

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 made people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us out into a spacious place.

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

I will come into your house with 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 promised and my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

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 burnt offerings of fat animals with the sweet aroma of rams; I will offer bulls 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 and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what 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 he was praised with my tongue.

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

If I had seen sin within my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me.

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

But God has truly heard; he has paid attention 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 or his covenant faithfulness from me.