Psalms 66

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

Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

Make zahmar ·musical praise· to the kavod ·weighty glory· of his name! Offer kavod ·weighty glory· and tehilah ·praise song·!

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

Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, 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 will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to worship you, and will make zahmar ·musical praise· to you; they will make zahmar ·musical praise· to your name.” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of 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 river on foot. There, we rejoiced 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 might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his tehilah ·praise song· be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·,

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

who preserves our life among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved.

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

For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.

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

You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.

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 allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

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

I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

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

which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

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 offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

Come, and sh'ma ·hear obey·, all you who fear God. 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. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

If I cherished vain striving of iniquity in my heart, 'Adonay [Lord] would not have sh'ma ·heard obeyed·.

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

But most certainly, God has sh'ma ·heard obeyed·. He has heard 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, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.