Psalms 66

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

For the leader. A song. A psalm. Shout to God, all the earth,

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

sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious praise.

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 dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to 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 does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.’ (Selah)

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

Come and see what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.

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

He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore 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)

the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,

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

who keeps us in life, 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, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,

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 did let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.

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 pay to you my vows,

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

which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

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 offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

Come and hear my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.

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

For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.

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

Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.

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

But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.