Psalms 66
1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!
For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.
2 Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!
O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.
3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!
Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.
4 Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)
Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)
5 Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!
Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.
Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,
7 By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)
who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)
8 O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
9 It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.
who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.
10 Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.
For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.
11 Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;
You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.
12 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.
You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —
I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,
14 The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.
which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.
15 Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)
I will offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)
16 Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!
Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.
17 I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.
I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.
18 If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:
If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].
19 But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.
Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!
Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
