Psalms 66
1 To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;
“To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:
2 Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of his praise:
Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.
3 Say unto God—How fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;
Say unto God, How fear-inspiring is every one of thy works! through the greatness of thy strength will thy enemies yield feigned obedience unto thee.
4 All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. (Selah)
All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)
5 Come and see the doings of God, —Fearful in deed toward the sons of men:
Come and see the deeds of God: fear-inspiring is his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:
He changed the sea into dry land: through the river they went on foot: there did we rejoice 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 ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes look upon the nations: the rebellious—these shall not be exalted. (Selah)
8 Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —
Bless, O ye people, our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.
Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.
10 For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:
For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
11 Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;
Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.
12 Thou didst let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.
Thou hast caused men to ride on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a
13 I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,
I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.
Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in 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)
Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. (Selah)
16 Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —
Come, hear, and I will relate, all ye that fear God, what he hath done for my soul.
17 Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.
Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.
18 If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;
19 But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.
Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.
