Psalms 66

1 Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.

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

2 Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise.

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

3 Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you.

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

4 Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.

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

5 Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

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

6 He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice 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 virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.

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 Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard.

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

9 He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.

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

10 For you, O God, have tested us. You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.

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

11 You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back.

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

12 You have set men over our heads. We have crossed through fire and water. And you have led us out to refreshment.

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 enter your house with holocausts. I will repay my vows to you,

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

14 which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.

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

15 I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.

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 Draw near and listen, all you who fear God, and I will describe to you how much 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 out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him under my breath.

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

18 If I have seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not heed me.

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

19 And yet, God has heeded me and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.

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

20 Blessed is God, who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from me.

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