Psalms 66

1 To him that excelleth. A song or Psalme. Rejoice in God, all ye inhabitants of the earth.

“To the chief musician, a song or psalm.” Shout joyfully unto God, all ye lands:

2 Sing forth the glory of his name: make his praise glorious.

Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.

3 Say vnto God, Howe terrible art thou in thy workes! through the greatnesse of thy power shall thine enemies be in subiection vnto thee.

Say unto God, How fear-inspiring is every one of thy works! through the greatness of thy strength will thy enemies yield feigned obedience unto thee.

4 All the worlde shall worship thee, and sing vnto thee, euen sing of thy Name. (Selah)

All the lands shall bow themselves down unto thee, and shall sing praises unto thee; they shall sing praises to thy name. (Selah)

5 Come and beholde the workes of God: he is terrible in his doing towarde the sonnes of men.

Come and see the deeds of God: fear-inspiring is his doing toward the children of men.

6 He hath turned the Sea into drie land: they passe through the riuer on foote: there did we reioyce in him.

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

7 He ruleth the worlde with his power: his eyes beholde the nations: the rebellious shall not exalt them selues. (Selah)

He ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes look upon the nations: the rebellious—these shall not be exalted. (Selah)

8 Prayse our God, ye people, and make the voyce of his prayse to be heard.

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

9 Which holdeth our soules in life, and suffereth not our feete to slippe.

Who hath appointed our soul to life, and hath not suffered our foot to slip.

10 For thou, O God, hast proued vs, thou hast tryed vs as siluer is tryed.

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

11 Thou hast brought vs into the snare, and layed a strait chaine vpon our loynes.

Thou hast brought us into the net; thou hast placed fetters upon our loins.

12 Thou hast caused men to ryde ouer our heads: we went into fire and into water, but thou broughtest vs out into a welthie place.

Thou hast caused men to ride on our head: we entered into fire and into water; but thou broughtest us out to [the enjoyment] of overflowing plenty. a

13 I will go into thine House with burnt offrings, and will pay thee my vowes,

I will enter thy house with burnt-offerings: I will pay unto thee my vows,

14 Which my lippes haue promised, and my mouth hath spoken in mine affliction.

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.

15 I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. (Selah)

Burnt-offerings of fatlings will I offer up unto thee, with the incense of rams; I will prepare steers with he-goats. (Selah)

16 Come and hearken, all ye that feare God, and I will tell you what he hath done to my soule.

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

17 I called vnto him with my mouth, and he was exalted with my tongue.

Unto him I cried with my mouth, and a song of extolling was on my tongue.

18 If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.

If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard;

19 But God hath heard me, and considered the voyce of my prayer.

But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.

20 Praysed be God, which hath not put backe my prayer, nor his mercie from me.

Blessed be God, who hath not removed my prayer [from him], nor his kindness from me.