Psalms 66

1 To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

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

Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!

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 unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing [to] thy name. (Selah)

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

5 Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men.

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among 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 turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

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

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

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

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;

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 didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

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

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

16 Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!