Psalms 66

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

Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

Make zahmar ·musical praise· to the kavod ·weighty glory· of his name! Offer kavod ·weighty glory· and tehilah ·praise song·!

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

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

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

All the earth will hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to worship you, and will make zahmar ·musical praise· to you; they will make zahmar ·musical praise· to your name.” (Selah) ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

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

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

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

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his tehilah ·praise song· be sh'ma ·heard obeyed·,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have sh'ma ·heard obeyed·.

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

But most certainly, God has sh'ma ·heard obeyed·. He has heard 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 has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.