Psalms 66

1 [Tell] everyone on the earth that they should sing joyfully to praise God!

To the Overseer. — A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

2 They should sing songs that say that God [MTY] is very great, and they should tell everyone that he is very glorious!

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

3 They should say to God, “The things that you do are awesome! You are very powerful, with the result that your enemies (cringe/bow down) in front of you.”

Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

4 Everyone on the earth [should] worship God and sing to praise him and honor him [MTY].

All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' (Selah)

5 Come and think about what God has done! Think about the awesome things that he has done.

Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

6 He caused the [Red] Sea to become dry land, [with the result that our] ancestors were able to walk right through it. There we rejoiced because of what he [had done].

He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

7 By his great power he rules forever, and he keeps watching all the nations [to see what things they do], [so] those nations that want to rebel [against him] should not be proud.

Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. (Selah)

8 You people [of all nations], praise our God! Praise him loudly in order that people will hear you as you praise him.

Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

9 He has kept us alive, and he has not allowed us to (stumble/be defeated).

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

10 God, you have tested us; you have allowed us to experience great difficulties [to make our lives become pure] as [people] put precious metals in a hot fire [to burn out what is impure] [MET].

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

11 [It is as if] you allowed us to fall into traps [MET], and you [forced us to endure difficult things which were like] putting heavy loads on our backs [MET].

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

12 You allowed [our] enemies to trample on us; we [experienced difficulties/troubles that were like] [MET] walking through fires and floods, but now you have brought us into a place where we have plenty.

Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

13 [Yahweh], I will bring to your temple offerings that are to be completely burned [on the altar]; I will offer to you what I promised.

I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

14 When I was experiencing [much] trouble, I said that I would bring offerings to you [if you rescued me]; [and you did rescue me, so] I will bring to you what I promised.

For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

15 I will bring sheep to be burned on the altar, and I will [also] sacrifice bulls and goats, and when they are burning, [you will be pleased when] the smoke [rises up] ([to you/to the sky]).

'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' (Selah)

16 All you [people] who revere God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

17 I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him [MTY].

Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.

18 If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

19 But because [I confessed my sins], God has listened to me and he paid attention to my prayers.

But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 I praise God because he has not ignored my prayers or stopped faithfully loving me.

Blessed [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!