Psalms 66
66
PSALM 66
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1All lands to God in joyful sounds,
aloft your voices raise.
2Sing forth the honour of his name,
and glorious make his praise.
3Say unto God, How terrible
in all thy works art thou!
Through thy great pow'r thy foes to thee
shall be constrain'd to bow.
4All on the earth shall worship thee,
they shall thy praise proclaim
In songs: they shall sing cheerfully
unto thy holy name.
5Come, and the works that God hath wrought
with admiration see:
In's working to the sons of men
most terrible is he.
6Into dry land the sea he turn'd,
and they a passage had;
Ev'n marching through the flood on foot,
there we in him were glad.
7He ruleth ever by his pow'r;
his eyes the nations see:
O let not the rebellious ones
lift up themselves on high.
8Ye people, bless our God; aloud
the voice speak of his praise:
9Our soul in life who safe preserves,
our foot from sliding stays.
10For thou didst prove and try us, Lord,
as men do silver try;
11Brought'st us into the net,
and mad'st bands on our loins to lie.
12Thou hast caus'd men ride o'er our heads;
and though that we did pass
Through fire and water, yet thou brought'st
us to a wealthy place.
13I'll bring burnt off 'rings to thy house;
to thee my vows I'll pay,
14Which my lips utter'd, my mouth spake,
when trouble on me lay.
15Burnt-sacrifices of fat rams
with incense I will bring;
Of bullocks and of goats I will
present an offering.
16All that fear God, come, hear, I'll tell
what he did for my soul.
17I with my mouth unto him cry'd,
my tongue did him extol.
18If in my heart I sin regard,
the Lord me will not hear:
19But surely God me heard,
and to my prayer's voice gave ear.
20O let the Lord, our gracious God,
for ever blessed be,
Who turned not my pray'r from him,
nor yet his grace from me.
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Psalms 66
66
For the music director. A song. A psalm.
1Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
2Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
3Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
4Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.”#66:4. Literally, “your name.” Selah.
5Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
6He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.
7He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. Selah.
8Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
9He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
10God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
11You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12You let people ride roughshod over us;#66:12. The image is of an enemy army overwhelming them. we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
13I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
14the promises I made when I was in trouble.
15I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. Selah.
16Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
17I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
18If I had focused my mind on evil,#66:18. Literally, “If I had seen evil in my heart.” It was believed that it was in the heart that thinking happened. the Lord would not have listened to me.
19But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
20Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.
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