Psalms 66

1 “To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:

Unto the end, a canticle of a psalm of the resurrection. Shout with joy to God, all the earth,

2 Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.

Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.

3 Say unto God, How fear-inspiring is every one of thy works! through the greatness of thy strength will thy enemies yield feigned obedience unto thee.

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

4 All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)

Let all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee: let it sing a psalm to thy name.

5 Come and see the deeds of God: fear-inspiring is his doing toward the children of men.

Come and see the works of God; who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

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

Who turneth the sea into dry land, in the river they shall pass on foot: there shall we rejoice in him.

7 He ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes look upon the nations: the rebellious—these shall not be exalted. (Selah)

Who by his power ruleth for ever: his eyes behold the nations; let not them that provoke him he exalted in themselves.

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

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

9 Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.

Who hath set my soul to live: and hath not suffered my feet to be moved:

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

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

11 Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.

Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on our back:

12 Thou hast caused men to ride on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a

Thou hast set men over our heads. We have passed through tire and water, and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment.

13 I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto 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 distress.

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

15 Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. (Selah)

I will offer up to thee holocausts full of marrow, with burnt offerings of rams: I will offer to thee bullocks with goats.

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

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what great things he hath done for my soul.

17 Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.

I cried to him with my mouth: and I extolled him with my tongue.

18 If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;

If I have looked at iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.

19 But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.

Therefore hath God heard me, and hath attended to the voice of my supplication.

20 Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.

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