Psalms 66

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

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

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

Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!

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

Say unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

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

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

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

He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

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

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. 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.

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;

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

Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

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

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

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

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!