Psalms 66

1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

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

2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

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

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

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

4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” (Selah)

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

5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.

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

6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.

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

7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. (Selah)

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

8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

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

9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.

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

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

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

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

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

12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.

Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

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

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

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

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

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

I will offer up unto thee burnt-offerings of fatted beasts, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

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

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

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

18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

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

19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

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

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

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