Psalms 66
1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
“To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:
2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.
3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
Say unto God, How fear-inspiring is every one of thy works! through the greatness of thy strength will thy enemies yield feigned obedience unto thee.
4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” (Selah)
All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)
5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
Come and see the deeds of God: fear-inspiring is his doing toward the children of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
He changed the sea into dry land: through the river they went on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)
He ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes look upon the nations: the rebellious—these shall not be exalted. (Selah)
8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
Bless, O ye people, our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard:
9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.
10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
For thou hast proved us, O God: thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.
12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
Thou hast caused men to ride on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a
13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,
14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah)
Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. (Selah)
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
Come, hear, and I will relate, all ye that fear God, what he hath done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.
18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;
19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.
Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.
