Psalms 66

1 Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.

Make a joyful noise to God, all you lands:

2 Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise.

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

3 Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you.

Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.

4 Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.

All the earth shall worship you, and shall sing to you; they shall sing to your name. (Selah)

5 Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.

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

6 He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice in him.

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

7 He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.

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

8 Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard.

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

9 He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.

Which holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved.

10 For you, O God, have tested us. You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.

For you, O God, have proved us: you have tried us, as silver is tried.

11 You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back.

You brought us into the net; you laid affliction on our loins.

12 You have set men over our heads. We have crossed through fire and water. And you have led us out to refreshment.

You have caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but you brought us out into a wealthy place.

13 I will enter your house with holocausts. I will repay my vows to you,

I will go into your house with burnt offerings: I will pay you my vows,

14 which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.

I will offer to you burnt sacrifices of fatted calves, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Selah)

16 Draw near and listen, all you who fear God, and I will describe to you how much he has done for my soul.

Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

17 I cried out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him under my breath.

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

18 If I have seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not heed me.

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

19 And yet, God has heeded me and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.

But truly God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed is God, who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from me.

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