Psalms 66

1 To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all ye lands:

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

2 Sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious.

Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

3 Say to God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing to thee; they shall sing [to] thy name. (Selah)

All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.”

5 Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing towards the children of men.

Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there we rejoiced in him.

He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

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

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

11 Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast laid affliction upon our loins.

You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

12 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].

You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 I will offer to thee burnt-sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats.

16 Come [and] hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

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

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear [me]:

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19 [But] verily God hath heard [me]; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessed [be] God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!