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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref To the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

2 Ref Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

3 Ref Say to God, `How fearful `are' Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

4 Ref All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.

5 Ref Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

6 Ref He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

7 Ref Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

8 Ref Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

9 Ref Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

10 Ref For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

11 Ref Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

12 Ref Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

13 Ref I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

14 Ref For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

15 Ref `Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.

16 Ref Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

17 Ref Unto Him `with' my mouth I have called, And exaltation `is' under my tongue.

18 Ref Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

19 Ref But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Ref Blessed `is' God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, 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.

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