Psalms 66

1 MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

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

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto 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 unto thee; they shall sing 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 flood on foot: there did we 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 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold 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 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

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

9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction 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 broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

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 go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay 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 trouble.

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

15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense 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 hear, 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 regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

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

19 But verily God hath heard me; 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, which 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!