Psalms 66

1 to/for to conduct song melody to shout to/for God all [the] land: country/planet

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

2 to sing glory name his to set: put 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 to say to/for God what? to fear: revere deed your in/on/with abundance strength your to deceive to/for you enemy 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] land: country/planet to bow to/for you and to sing to/for you to sing name your (Selah)

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

5 to go: come! and to see: see deed God to fear: revere wantonness upon son: child man

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

6 to overturn sea to/for dry land in/on/with river to pass in/on/with foot there to rejoice in/on/with 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 to rule in/on/with might his forever: enduring eye his in/on/with nation to watch [the] to rebel not (to exalt *Q(K)*) to/for them (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 to bless people God our and to hear: hear voice: sound 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 [the] to set: put soul our in/on/with life and not to give: allow to/for yoke foot our

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

10 for to test us God to refine us like/as to refine silver: money

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 to come (in): bring us in/on/with net to set: put distress in/on/with loin 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 to ride human to/for head our to come (in): come in/on/with fire and in/on/with water and to come out: send us to/for abundance

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 to come (in): come house: home your in/on/with burnt offering to complete to/for you vow 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 to open lips my and to speak: promise lip my in/on/with distress to/for 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 offering fatling to ascend: offer up to/for you with incense ram to make cattle with goat (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 to go: come! to hear: hear and to recount all afraid God which to make: do to/for soul my

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

17 to(wards) him lip my to call: call out and extolling underneath: under tongue my

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

18 evil: wickedness if to see: select in/on/with heart my not to hear: hear Lord

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

19 surely to hear: hear God to listen in/on/with voice prayer my

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

20 to bless God which not to turn aside: turn aside prayer my and kindness his from with me

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