Psalms 66

1 For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth;

For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!

2 Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!

3 Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.

Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.

4 All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing praises unto Thee; they shall sing praises to Thy name.' (Selah)

Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)

5 Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men.

Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!

6 He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot; there let us rejoice in Him!

He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.

7 Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. (Selah)

8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of His praise to be heard;

Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.

9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,

He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.

10 For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.

God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.

11 Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.

You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.

12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.

You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.

13 I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,

I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,

14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.

the promises I made when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)

16 Come, and hearken, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.

Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.

17 I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.

I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.

18 If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear;

If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.

19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!

20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.

Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.