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 ye to God, all the earth.

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable 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 [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

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

All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)

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

Come ye, 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 hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do 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 to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

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

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

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

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

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

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

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

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast 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.

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

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

I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

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

For opened were my lips, 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)

'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock 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, hear, all ye 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.

Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, 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 doth 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 [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!