Psalms 66

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.

Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands:

2 Praise the glory of His Name, Make honorable His praise.

Sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious.

3 Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, Your enemies feign obedience to You.

Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.

4 All the earth bows to You, They sing praise to You, they praise Your Name.” (Selah)

All the earth shall worship you, and shall sing to you; they shall sing to your name. (Selah)

5 Come, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

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

6 He has turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There we rejoice in Him.

He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 Ruling by His might for all time, His eyes watch among the nations, The stubborn do not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

8 Bless our God you peoples, And sound the voice of His praise,

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

9 Who has placed our soul in life, And has not permitted our feet to be moved.

Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

10 For You have tried us, O God, You have refined us as the refining of silver.

For you, O God, have proved us: you have tried us, as silver is tried.

11 You have brought us into a net, You have placed pressure on our loins.

You brought us into the net; you laid affliction on our loins.

12 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.

You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but you brought us out into a wealthy place.

13 I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, I complete my vows to You,

I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay you my vows,

14 For my lips were opened, And my mouth spoke in my distress:

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

15 “I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” (Selah)

I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

16 Come, hear, all you who fear God, And I recount what He did for my soul.

Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

17 I have called to Him [with] my mouth, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

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

18 Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord does not hear.

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

19 But God has heard, He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But truly God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed [is] God, Who has not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

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