Psalms 66

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

For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

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

Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

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

All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” (Selah)

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

Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.

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

He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.

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

He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

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

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

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

who preserves our life amongst the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.

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

For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.

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

You brought us into prison. You laid a burden 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 allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

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

I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

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

which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

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 offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah)

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

Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

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

But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.