Psalms 66
1 “To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:
TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.
2 Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.
Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable 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 to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.
4 All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)
All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise Your Name.” (Selah)
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, Fearful acts toward 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.
He has turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There 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)
Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)
8 Bless, O ye people, our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard:
Bless our God you peoples, And sound the voice of His praise,
9 Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.
Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.
10 For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.
11 Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.
You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on our loins.
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
You have caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And You bring us out to a watered place.
13 I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,
I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.
For my lips were opened, And my mouth spoke in my distress:
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 offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” (Selah)
16 Come, hear, and I will relate, all ye that fear God, what he hath done for my soul.
Come, hear, all you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.
17 Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.
I have called to Him [with] my mouth, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.
18 If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;
Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord does not hear.
19 But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.
But God has heard, He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.
Blessed [is] God, Who has not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!
