Psalms 66

1To the Overseer. --A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

1 Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

1Unto the end, in hymns, a psalm of a canticle for David.

2Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

2Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

2May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.

3Say to God, `How fearful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

3Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

3That we may know thy way upon earth: thy salvation in all nations.

4All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.

4Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)

4Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.

5Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

5Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

5Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou judgest the people with justice, and directest the nations upon earth.

6He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

6The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

6Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let all the people give praise to thee:

7Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

7He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

7The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God, our God bless us,

8Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

8Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

8May God bless us: and all the ends of the earth fear him.

9Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

9Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

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10For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

10For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

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11Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

11You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

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12Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

12You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

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13I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

13I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

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14For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

14Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

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15`Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.

15I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.)

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16Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

16Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

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17Unto Him <FI>with<Fi> my mouth I have called, And exaltation <FI>is<Fi> under my tongue.

17My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

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18Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

18I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

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

19But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

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20Blessed <FI>is<Fi> God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!

20Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

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