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. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands:

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

Sing forth the honour 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 terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to 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 earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing to thy name. (Selah)

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

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in 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 turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood 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 ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, ye people, 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.

Who holdeth our soul in life, and alloweth not our feet to be moved.

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

For thou, O God, hast proved us: 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 hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction 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 over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

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.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in 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)

I will offer to thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bulls 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, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

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

But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended 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 turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.