Psalms 66

1 [For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.] Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth.

Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands:

2 Sing to the glory of his name. Offer glory and praise.

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

3 Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves 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 will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to 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 God's deeds—awesome work on behalf of the descendants of Adam.

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

6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.

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

7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

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

8 Praise our God, you peoples. Make the sound of his praise heard,

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

9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn't allow our feet to be moved.

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

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

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

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

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

12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us out to a spacious 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 will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

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

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

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

15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with 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, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

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

17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the LORD wouldn't have listened.

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

19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

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

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.

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