Psalms 66

1 To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

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

2 Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

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

3 Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

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

4 Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah)

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

5 Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

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

6 The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

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

7 He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah)

He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

8 Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

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

9 Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

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

10 For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

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

11 You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

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

12 You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

13 I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

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

14 Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

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

15 I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah)

I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. (Selah)

16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

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

17 My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

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

18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

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

19 But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

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

20 Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

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