Psalms 66
1 To the chief Musician. A Song: a Psalm. Shout aloud unto God, all the earth:
For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
2 Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious;
Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.
Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms unto thee: they shall sing forth thy name. (Selah)
Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)
5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in [his] doings toward the children of men.
Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
6 He turned the sea into dry [land]; they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.
7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Selah)
He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. (Selah)
8 Bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
9 Who hath set our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
11 Thou broughtest us into a net, thou didst lay a heavy burden upon our loins;
You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.
You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will perform my vows to thee,
I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
the promises I made when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)
I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)
16 Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
17 I called unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
18 Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
20 Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his loving-kindness from me!
Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.
