Psalms 66

1 For the chief musician. A song, a psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

2 Sing out the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.

O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

3 Say to God, “How terrifying are your deeds! By the greatness of your power your enemies will submit to you.

Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

4 All the earth will worship you and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” (Selah)

Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)

5 Come and see the works of God; he is fearsome in his deeds toward the sons of mankind.

Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land; they went through the river on foot; there we rejoiced in him.

Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

7 He rules forever by his might; his eyes observe the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

8 Give blessing to God, you people, let the sound of his praise be heard.

Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

9 He keeps us among the living, and he does not permit our feet to slip.

who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

10 For you, God, have tested us; you have tested us as silver is tested.

For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.

11 You brought us into a net; you laid a heavy burden on our backs.

You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

12 You made people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us out into a spacious place.

You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows

I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,

14 which my lips promised and my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals with the sweet aroma of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. (Selah)

I will offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

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

I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

18 If I had seen sin within my heart, the Lord would not have listened to me.

If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].

19 But God has truly heard; he has paid attention to the voice of my prayer.

Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer or his covenant faithfulness from me.

Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.