Psalms 66

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

To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye 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 [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.

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

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing [to] thy 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 towards 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 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 ruleth 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, ye 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.

Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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

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

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

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction upon 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.

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy [place].

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

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

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath 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 thee burnt-sacrifices of fatlings, 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 ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath 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] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath 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, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.