Psalms 66

1 Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands:

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

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

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

3 Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.

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 you, and shall sing to you; they shall sing to your 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 flood on foot: there did we 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 He rules by his power for ever; his eyes behold 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 O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

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

9 Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

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

10 For you, O God, have proved us: you have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

11 You brought us into the net; you laid affliction on our loins.

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

12 You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but you brought us out into a wealthy place.

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

13 I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay you 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 has spoken, when I was in trouble.

the promises I made when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense 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 hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has 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 to 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 regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

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

19 But truly God has heard me; he has 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, which has 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.