< Psalms 66 >

1 For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth;
To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.
2 Sing praises unto the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.
3 Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.
Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
4 All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing praises unto Thee; they shall sing praises to Thy name.' (Selah)
All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)
5 Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men.
Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot; there let us rejoice 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 Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)
Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)
8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of His praise to be heard;
Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,
9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffered not our foot to be moved,
Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.
10 For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.
11 Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.
Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
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.
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 come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,
I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.
For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:
15 I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (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 fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul.
Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.
17 I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.
Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.
18 If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear;
Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.
Blessed [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

< Psalms 66 >