Psalms 66

1 To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

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

2 Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

3 Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

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

4 All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)

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

5 Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

6 He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

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

7 Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

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

8 Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

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

9 Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

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

10 For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

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

11 Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

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

12 Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

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.

13 I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

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

14 For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

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

15 'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' (Selah)

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

16 Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

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

17 Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

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

18 Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

19 But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

20 Blessed [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

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