66:1 [For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.]
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
66:2 Sing the glory of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
66:3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to obey You.
66:4 All the earth will worship You,
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah
66:5 Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
Let’s rejoice there, in Him!
66:7 He rules by His might forever;
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
The rebellious shall not exalt themselves! Selah
66:8 Bless our God, you peoples,
And ①sound His praise abroad,
▷ ①Lit cause to hear the sound of His praise
66:9 Who ①keeps us in life,
And does not allow our feet to ②slip.
▷ ①Lit puts our soul in life ②Or dodder, stumble
66:10 For You have put us to the test, God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
66:11 You brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon ①us.
▷ ①Lit our loins
66:12 You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water.
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
66:13 I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,
66:14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
66:15 I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals,
With the smoke of rams;
I shall make an offering of ①bulls with male goats. Selah
▷ ①Or cattle
66:16 Come and hear, all who ①fear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
▷ ①Or revere
66:17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And ①He was exalted with my tongue.
▷ ①Or praise was under my tongue
66:18 If I ①regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;
▷ ①Or had regarded
66:19 But God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
66:20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.