Psalms 66

1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

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

3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

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

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

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

5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of 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 river 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 rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

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

8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

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

9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.

He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

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

11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.

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

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.

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

13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

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

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

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

15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls 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 you who fear God. I will declare what he has 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. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

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

19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

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

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.

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