Psalms 66

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

For the leader. A song. A psalm. Shout to God, all the earth,

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

sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious praise.

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 dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to you.

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

All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to 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 what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.

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

He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore rejoice in him,

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

the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,

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

who keeps us in life, and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

For you, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,

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 did let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.

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 pay to you my vows,

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

which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

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 offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

Come and hear my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.

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

For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.

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

Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.

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

But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.