Psalms 66

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

TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.

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

Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable His praise.

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

Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.

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

All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise 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 the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

He has turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There we rejoice in Him.

7 He rules by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)

8 O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

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

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

Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

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

For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.

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

You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on our loins.

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

13 I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay you my vows,

I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,

14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.

For my lips were opened, And my mouth spoke in my distress:

15 I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” (Selah)

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

Come, hear, all you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.

17 I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

I have called to Him [with] my mouth, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord does not hear.

19 But truly God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God has heard, He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, which has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Blessed [is] God, Who has not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!