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Psalm 66

For the choir director; a song; a psalm.

Shout happily to Elohim, all the earth!
Make music to praise the glory of his name.
    Make his praise glorious.
Say to Elohim,
    “How awe-inspiring are your deeds!
    Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
The whole earth will worship you.
    It will make music to praise you.
        It will make music to praise your name.” Selah
Come and see what Elohim has done—
    his awe-inspiring deeds for Adam’s descendants.
He turned the sea into dry land.
    They crossed the river on foot.
        We rejoiced because of what he did there.
He rules forever with his might.
    His eyes watch the nations.
        Rebels will not be able to oppose him. Selah

Thank our Elohim, you nations.
    Make the sound of his praise heard.
He has kept us alive
    and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have tested us, O Elohim.
    You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
11 You have trapped us in a net.
    You have laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads.
    We went through fire and water,
        but then you brought us out and refreshed us.

13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings.
    I will keep my vows to you,
14 the vows made by my lips and spoken by my own mouth
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer you a sacrifice of fattened livestock for burnt offerings
    with the smoke from rams.
    I will offer cattle and goats. Selah

16 Come and listen, all who fear Elohim,
    and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 With my mouth I cried out to him.
    High praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had thought about doing anything sinful,
    Adonay would not have listened to me.
19 But Elohim has heard me.
    He has paid attention to my prayer.

20 Thanks be to Elohim,
    who has not rejected my prayer
        or taken away his mercy from me.

Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

Shout for joy to God, all the earth!(A)
    Sing the glory of his name;(B)
    make his praise glorious.(C)
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(D)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(E) before you.
All the earth bows down(F) to you;
    they sing praise(G) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”[a]

Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(H) for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,(I)
    they passed through(J) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(K) in him.
He rules forever(L) by his power,
    his eyes watch(M) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(N) rise up against him.

Praise(O) our God, all peoples,
    let the sound of his praise be heard;
he has preserved our lives(P)
    and kept our feet from slipping.(Q)
10 For you, God, tested(R) us;
    you refined us like silver.(S)
11 You brought us into prison(T)
    and laid burdens(U) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(V)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.(W)

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(X)
    and fulfill my vows(Y) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
    and an offering of rams;
    I will offer bulls and goats.(Z)

16 Come and hear,(AA) all you who fear God;
    let me tell(AB) you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;(AC)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(AD) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(AE) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.

66 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

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

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

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

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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

11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

13 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.

15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

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

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

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

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

20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.