Psalms 66

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

“For the leader of the music. A psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God. all ye lands!

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

Sing ye the honor of his name; Make his praise glorious!

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

Say unto God, How terrible are thy doings! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies are suppliants to thee!

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

Let all the earth worship thee; Let it sing praise to thee, let it sing praise to thy name! (Pause)

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

Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

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

He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

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

By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! (Pause)

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

O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

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

It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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

Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

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

Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon 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.

Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

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

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows, —

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

The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my 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)

Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. (Pause)

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

Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

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

I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

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

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

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

But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

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

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!