Psalms 66

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

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

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

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

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 doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants 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 worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

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

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

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

8 Bless, O ye people, our God, and cause 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 Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.

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

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

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

11 Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters 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 on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a

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 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.

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

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, hear, and I will relate, all ye that fear God, 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 Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.

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

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

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

19 But verily God hath heard; he hath listened 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, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.

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