Psalms 66

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

For the leader. A song. A psalm. Shout to God, all the earth,

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

sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious 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 dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to you.

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

All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.’ (Selah)

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

Come and see what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.

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

He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore rejoice in him,

7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)

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

O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,

9 who preserves our life among the living, and does not allow our feet to be moved.

who keeps us in life, and keeps our feet from slipping.

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

For you, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.

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

You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,

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 let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.

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 pay to you my vows,

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

which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

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 offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

Come and hear my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.

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

For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.

18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.

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

But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.