Psalms 66
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref <To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm.> Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:
2 Ref Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.
3 Ref Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
4 Ref Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)
5 Ref Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.
6 Ref The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.
7 Ref He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)
8 Ref Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;
9 Ref Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.
10 Ref For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.
11 Ref You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.
12 Ref You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.
13 Ref I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,
14 Ref Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.
15 Ref I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.)
16 Ref Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.
17 Ref My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.
18 Ref I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
19 Ref But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
20 Ref Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:
2 Ref Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.
3 Ref Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4 Ref All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. Selah
5 Ref Come, and see the works of God; `He is' terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6 Ref He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.
7 Ref He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
8 Ref Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;
9 Ref Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10 Ref For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11 Ref Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.
12 Ref Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13 Ref I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,
14 Ref Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
15 Ref I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah
16 Ref Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17 Ref I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.
18 Ref If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
19 Ref But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Ref Blessed 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.
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref > Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Ref Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
3 Ref Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
4 Ref All the earth will worship you, And will sing to you; They will sing to your name." Selah.
5 Ref Come, and see God's deeds-- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6 Ref He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7 Ref He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8 Ref Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9 Ref Who preserves our life among the living, And doesn't allow our feet to be moved.
10 Ref For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
11 Ref You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
12 Ref You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, But you brought us to the place of abundance.
13 Ref I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
14 Ref which my lips promised, And my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
15 Ref I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, With the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
16 Ref Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
17 Ref I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
18 Ref If I cherished sin in my heart, The Lord wouldn't have listened.
19 Ref But most assuredly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
20 Ref Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his loving kindness from me.