Psalms 66

1 For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!

2 O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!

3 Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.

4 Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)

Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)

5 Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.

Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!

6 Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.

7 who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. (Selah)

8 Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.

9 who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.

10 For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.

God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.

11 You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.

12 You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.

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

I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,

14 which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

the promises I made when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)

16 Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.

17 I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.

18 If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].

If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.

19 Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!

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

Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.