Psalms 66

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

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

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

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

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

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

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

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

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; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

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

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

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

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

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

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

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

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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

You led us into the net; You laid 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 men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

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

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

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

the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

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

I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

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

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

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

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

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

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

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

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!