Psalms 66

¹Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

²Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.

³Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

⁴All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. [Selah

⁵Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.

⁷He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah

⁸Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;

⁹Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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

¹¹Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.

¹²Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

¹³I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,

¹⁴Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

¹⁵I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah

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

¹⁷I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

¹⁸If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:

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

²⁰Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

¹Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!

²Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

³Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

⁴All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah

⁵Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.

⁷He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

⁹He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.

¹⁰For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

¹¹You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.

¹²You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

¹³I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—

¹⁴the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.

¹⁵I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

¹⁷I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

¹⁸If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

²⁰Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!