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
Thanksgiving to God for His Works
For the music director. A song. A psalm.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.
2Sing the glory of his name.
Set forth his glorious praise.#Literally “set for glory—his praise”
3Say to God, “How awesome are your works!
Because of the greatness of your strength,
your enemies will cringe before you.
4All the earth will bow in worship to you,
and sing praise to you.
They will sing the praise of your name.” Selah
5Come and consider#Literally “see” the works of God;
he is awesome in his dealings#Hebrew “dealing” with the children of humankind.
6He turned the sea into dry ground;
they passed through the river on foot.
There we rejoiced in him.
7He rules by his might forever;
his eyes keep watch on the nations.
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.#According to the reading tradition (Qere) Selah
8Bless our God, O peoples,
and cause the sound of his praise to be heard,
9the one who has kept our soul among the living,
and has not allowed our foot to slip.
10For you have tested us, O God;
you have tried us as silver is tried.
11You brought us into the net;
you placed a heavy burden#Literally “oppression” on our backs.
12You let men#Hebrew “man” ride over our heads.
We went through fire and through water,
but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.#A slightly different Hebrew word yields “a broad place”
13I will come into your house#Or “temple” with burnt offerings.
I will pay to you my vows
14that my lips uttered,
and my mouth spoke in my distress.
15Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you,
with the smoke of rams.
I will do#That is, “offer” cattle with rams. Selah
16Come and hear, all you God-fearers, and I will tell
what he has done for me.#Hebrew “my soul”
17I called to him with my mouth,
and he was extolled with my tongue.#A slightly different Hebrew word yields “his exaltation was under my tongue”
18If I had considered evil in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19However, God has listened;
he has attended to the sound of my prayer.
20Blessed be God,
who has not turned aside my prayer,
or his loyal love from me.
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