Psalm 66–67

Psalm 66

For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm.

¹Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

²Sing forth the glory of his name:

Make his praise glorious.

³Say unto God, How terrible are thy works!

Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

⁴All the earth shall worship thee,

And shall sing unto thee;

They shall sing to thy name. Selah

⁵Come, and see the works of God;

He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land;

They went through the river on foot:

There did we rejoice in him.

⁷He ruleth by his might for ever;

His eyes observe the nations:

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Oh bless our God, ye peoples,

And make the voice of his praise to be heard;

⁹Who holdeth our soul in life,

And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

¹⁰For thou, O God, hast proved us:

Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

¹¹Thou broughtest us into the net;

Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.

¹²Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads;

We went through fire and through water;

But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

¹³I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings;

I will pay thee my vows,

¹⁴Which my lips uttered,

And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

¹⁵I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings,

With the incense of rams;

I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

¹⁶Come, and hear, all ye that fear God,

And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

¹⁷I cried unto him with my mouth,

And he was extolled with my tongue.

¹⁸If I regard iniquity in my heart,

The Lord will not hear:

¹⁹But verily God hath heard;

He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

²⁰Blessed be God,

Who hath not turned away my prayer,

Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Psalm 67

For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm, a Song.

¹God be merciful unto us, and bless us,

And cause his face to shine upon us; Selah

²That thy way may be known upon earth,

Thy salvation among all nations.

³Let the peoples praise thee, O God;

Let all the peoples praise thee.

⁴Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy;

For thou wilt judge the peoples with equity,

And govern the nations upon earth. Selah

⁵Let the peoples praise thee, O God;

Let all the peoples praise thee.

⁶The earth hath yielded its increase:

God, even our own God, will bless us.

⁷God will bless us;

And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.