Psalms 66

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

“For the leader of the music. A 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 ye the honor 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 unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

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

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons 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 turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then 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)

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. And make 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.

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon 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.

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.

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

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

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

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 sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

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

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!