Psalms 66

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

To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:

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

Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;

3 Say unto God, How awful are thy works! through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall lie to thee.

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

4 Let all the earth worship thee, and sing to thee; let them sing to thy name. (Pause)

All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. (Selah)

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

Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.

6 Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,

He turned the sea into dry [land]; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 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)

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)

8 Bless our God, ye Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

9 who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.

Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

10 For thou, O God, has proved us; thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

11 Thou broughtest us into the snare; thou laidest afflictions on our back.

Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;

12 Thou didst mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but thou broughtest us out into [a place of] refreshment.

Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

13 I will go into thine house with whole-burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,

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

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

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

I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

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

Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

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

I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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

Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.

19 Therefore God has hearkened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!