A modern English translation drawn directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts. Translated word-for-word where possible, by a committee with scholarly oversight.
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Psalm 66
Chapter summary coming soon.
Verse 1. For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
Verse 2. Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
Verse 3. Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Verse 4. All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
Verse 5. Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Verse 6. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.
Verse 7. He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Verse 8. Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
Verse 9. He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
Verse 10. For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Verse 11. You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.
Verse 12. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
Verse 13. I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
Verse 14. the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
Verse 15. I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah
Verse 16. Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Verse 17. I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
Verse 18. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Verse 19. But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Verse 20. Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!