Psalms 66

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

For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.

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

O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.

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

Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.

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

Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)

5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.

Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.

Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall 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)

who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)

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

Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make 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 quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

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

For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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

You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.

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 did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.

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

I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,

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

which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

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 to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)

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

Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.

17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.

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

If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].

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

Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended 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 has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.