Psalms 66

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[1]David exhorteth to praise God, [5]to observe his great works, [8]to bless him for his gracious benefits: [13]he voweth for himself religious service to God: [16]he declareth God's special goodness to himself.

To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm.

1. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

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

3. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

4. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

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

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

7. He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

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

9. Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

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

11. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.

12. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

13. I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

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

15. I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

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

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

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

19. But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

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

Metrical version

Psalm 66

C.M. Stockton, Crimond

All lands to God, in joyful sounds,
aloft your voices raise.
Sing forth the honour of his name,
and glorious make his praise.

Say unto God, How terrible
in all thy works art thou!
Through thy great pow'r thy foes to thee
shall be constrained to bow.

All on the earth shall worship thee,
they shall thy praise proclaim
In songs: they shall sing cheerfully
unto thy holy name.

Come, and the works that God hath wrought
with admiration see:
In's working to the sons of men
most terrible is he.

Into dry land the sea he turned,
and they a passage had;
Ev'n marching through the flood on foot,
there we in him were glad.

He ruleth ever by his pow'r;
his eyes the nations see:
O let not the rebellious ones
lift up themselves on high.

Ye people, bless our God; aloud
the voice speak of his praise:
Our soul in life who safe preserves,
our foot from sliding stays.

For thou didst prove and try us, Lord,
as men do silver try;
Brought'st us into the net, and mad'st
bands on our loins to lie.

Thou hast caus'd men ride o'er our heads;
and though that we did pass
Through fire and water, yet thou brought'st
us to a wealthy place.

I'll bring burnt-off'rings to thy house;
to thee my vows I'll pay,
Which my lips uttered, my mouth spake,
when trouble on me lay.

Burnt-sacrifices of fat rams
with incense I will bring;
Of bullocks and of goats I will
present an offering.

All that fear God, come, hear, I'll tell
what he did for my soul.
I with my mouth unto him cried,
my tongue did him extol.

If in my heart I sin regard,
the Lord me will not hear:
But surely God me heard, and to
my prayer's voice gave ear.

O let the Lord, our gracious God,
for ever blessed be,
Who turned not my pray'r from him,
nor yet his grace from me.