Psalms 66

1 To the choirmaster a song a psalm shout for joy to God O all the earth.

[Tell] everyone on the earth that they should sing joyfully to praise God!

2 Sing praises [the] glory of name his make glory praise his.

They should sing songs that say that God [MTY] is very great, and they should tell everyone that he is very glorious!

3 Say to God how! awesome [are] deeds your in [the] greatness of strength your they cringe to you enemies your.

They should say to God, “The things that you do are awesome! You are very powerful, with the result that your enemies (cringe/bow down) in front of you.”

4 All the earth - they bow down to you so they may sing praises to you they sing praises to name your (Selah)

Everyone on the earth [should] worship God and sing to praise him and honor him [MTY].

5 Come and see [the] works of God [who is] awesome of deed on [the] children of humankind.

Come and think about what God has done! Think about the awesome things that he has done.

6 He turned [the] sea - into dry land in the river they passed on foot there let us rejoice in him.

He caused the [Red] Sea to become dry land, [with the result that our] ancestors were able to walk right through it. There we rejoiced because of what he [had done].

7 [he is] ruling By might his - forever eyes his on the nations they keep watch the rebellious [people] - may not (they be exalted *Q(K)*) themselves (Selah)

By his great power he rules forever, and he keeps watching all the nations [to see what things they do], [so] those nations that want to rebel [against him] should not be proud.

8 Bless O peoples - God our and make heard [the] sound of praise his.

You people [of all nations], praise our God! Praise him loudly in order that people will hear you as you praise him.

9 [who] placed Self our in life and not he has permitted to slip foot our.

He has kept us alive, and he has not allowed us to (stumble/be defeated).

10 For you have tested us O God you have refined us as refine silver.

God, you have tested us; you have allowed us to experience great difficulties [to make our lives become pure] as [people] put precious metals in a hot fire [to burn out what is impure] [MET].

11 You have brought us in the net you have put affliction on hips our.

[It is as if] you allowed us to fall into traps [MET], and you [forced us to endure difficult things which were like] putting heavy loads on our backs [MET].

12 You have made ride a man to head our we have gone in fire and in water and you have brought out us to superfluity.

You allowed [our] enemies to trample on us; we [experienced difficulties/troubles that were like] [MET] walking through fires and floods, but now you have brought us into a place where we have plenty.

13 I will come house your with burnt offerings I will pay to you vows my.

[Yahweh], I will bring to your temple offerings that are to be completely burned [on the altar]; I will offer to you what I promised.

14 Which they opened lips my and it spoke mouth my when it was distress to me.

When I was experiencing [much] trouble, I said that I would bring offerings to you [if you rescued me]; [and you did rescue me, so] I will bring to you what I promised.

15 Burnt offerings of fatlings I will offer up to you with [the] smoke of rams I will offer cattle with goats (Selah)

I will bring sheep to be burned on the altar, and I will [also] sacrifice bulls and goats, and when they are burning, [you will be pleased when] the smoke [rises up] ([to you/to the sky]).

16 Come listen so let me recount O all [those] fearing God [that] which he has done for self my.

All you [people] who revere God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

17 To him mouth my I called out and exaltation [was] under tongue my.

I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him [MTY].

18 Wickedness if I had considered in heart my not he will listen - [the] Lord.

If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.

19 Nevertheless he has heard God he has paid attention to [the] sound of prayer my.

But because [I confessed my sins], God has listened to me and he paid attention to my prayers.

20 [be] blessed God who not he has turned aside prayer my and covenant loyalty his from with me.

I praise God because he has not ignored my prayers or stopped faithfully loving me.