Psalms 66

1 To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

2 Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of his praise:

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

3 Say unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

4 All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. (Selah)

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

5 Come and see the doings of God, —Fearful in deed toward the sons of men:

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 He turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

7 Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. (Selah)

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

8 Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

9 Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

10 For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

11 Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

12 Thou didst let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

13 I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.

the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. (Selah)

I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

16 Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

17 Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

18 If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19 But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!