Psalms 66

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

To the Chief Musician. A Melodious Song. Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

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

Praise ye in song the glory of his Name, Celebrate the glory of his praise:

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 fearful in thy doings, Through the abounding of thy power, shall thy foes come cringing unto thee;

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

All the earth, shall bow themselves down to thee, And sing praises unto thee, Shall praise in song thy Name. (Selah)

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

Come and see the doings of God, —Fearful in deed toward 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, Through the stream, crossed they over on foot, There did we rejoice in him:

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

Who ruleth, in his might, unto times age abiding, His eyes, over the nations, keep watch, The rebellious, let them not exalt themselves. (Selah)

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

Bless our God, O ye peoples, And cause to be heard, the sound of his praise; —

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

Who hath set our soul among the living, And hath not suffered, our foot, to slip.

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

For thou didst prove us, O God, Thou didst refine us, according to the refining of silver:

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

Thou didst bring us into the hunter’s net, Thou didst lay a load upon our loins;

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 let men ride at our head; We went into fire and into water, But thou didst bring us forth into freedom.

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

I will enter thy house with ascending-sacrifices, I will pay unto thee my vows,

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

Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, in my distress.

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

Ascending-sacrifices of fatlings, will I cause to ascend unto thee, With the perfume of rams, I will offer bulls, with he-goats. (Selah)

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

Come! hearken—that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: —

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

Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

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

If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!

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

But in truth, God hath heard, He hath 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 hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his own lovingkindness from me.