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Psalms 66

Shout for joy to God, all the earth. Sing the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. Say to God: How terrifying your works are. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies will cringe before you. All the earth will bow down to you and sing to you. They'll sing to your name. Selah.

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Come and look at what God has done

Shout for joy to God, all the earth. Sing the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. Say to God: How terrifying your works are. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies will cringe before you. All the earth will bow down to you and sing to you. They'll sing to your name. Selah. Come and see the works of God; he is fearsome in what he does toward humanity. He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. That's where we rejoiced in him. He rules by his power forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebels lift themselves up. Selah. Bless our God, you peoples, and make the sound of his praise heard — The one who keeps our soul among the living and doesn't let our feet be moved. Because you've tested us, God. You've refined us the way silver is refined. You brought us into the net. You laid a load on our backs. You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, and you brought us out into a rich place.

Shout out to God, all the earth. Sing the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. Say to God: How terrifying your works are. Through the greatness of your power, the ones against you will cringe in front of you. All the earth will bow down to you and sing to you. They'll sing to your name. Come and look at what God has done. He's terrifying in what he does towards the sons of men. He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. That's where we celebrated in him. He rules by his power forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebels lift themselves up. Bless our God, you peoples, and make the sound of his praise heard — the one who keeps our soul among the living and doesn't let our feet be shifted. Because you've tested us, God. You've refined us the way silver is refined. You brought us into the net. You laid a load on our backs. You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, and you brought us out into a rich place.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 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.

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Shout for joy to God, all the earth.

Plain English

Shout out to God, all the earth.

King James Version, 1611

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:

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Sing the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Say to God: How terrifying your works are. Through the greatness of your power, your enemies will cringe before you.

Plain English

Say to God: How terrifying your works are. Through the greatness of your power, the ones against you will cringe in front of you.

King James Version, 1611

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

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All the earth will bow down to you and sing to you. They'll sing to your name. Selah.

Plain English

All the earth will bow down to you and sing to you. They'll sing to your name.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Come and see the works of God; he is fearsome in what he does toward humanity.

Plain English

Come and look at what God has done. He's terrifying in what he does towards the sons of men.

King James Version, 1611

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

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He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. That's where we rejoiced in him.

Plain English

He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. That's where we celebrated in him.

King James Version, 1611

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

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He rules by his power forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebels lift themselves up. Selah.

Plain English

He rules by his power forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don't let the rebels lift themselves up.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Bless our God, you peoples, and make the sound of his praise heard —

King James Version, 1611

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

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The one who keeps our soul among the living and doesn't let our feet be moved.

Plain English

the one who keeps our soul among the living and doesn't let our feet be shifted.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Because you've tested us, God. You've refined us the way silver is refined.

King James Version, 1611

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

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You brought us into the net. You laid a load on our backs.

King James Version, 1611

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

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You let men ride over our heads. We went through fire and water, and you brought us out into a rich place.

King James Version, 1611

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.

Come and listen

I'll come into your house with burnt offerings. I'll pay you my vows — the vows my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in distress. I'll bring you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the smoke of rams. I'll offer bulls with goats. Selah. Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I'll declare what he's done for my soul. I called to him with my mouth, and he was lifted high with my tongue. If I'd looked at wrongdoing in my heart, the LORD wouldn't listen to me. But God has definitely heard. He's attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer or withheld his mercy from me.

I'll come into your house with burnt offerings. I'll pay you my vows — the ones my lips said and my mouth spoke when I was in a hard place. I'll bring you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the smoke of rams. I'll offer bulls with goats. Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I'll tell out what he's done for my soul. I called to him with my mouth, and he was lifted high with my tongue. If I'd looked at wrongdoing in my heart, the Lord wouldn't listen to me. But God has definitely heard. He's paid attention to the sound of my prayer. Blessed be God, who hasn't turned my prayer away or taken his faithful love off me.

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

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I'll come into your house with burnt offerings. I'll pay you my vows —

King James Version, 1611

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

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the vows my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

Plain English

the ones my lips said and my mouth spoke when I was in a hard place.

King James Version, 1611

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

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I'll bring you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the smoke of rams. I'll offer bulls with goats. Selah.

Plain English

I'll bring you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the smoke of rams. I'll offer bulls with goats.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I'll declare what he's done for my soul.

Plain English

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I'll tell out what he's done for my soul.

King James Version, 1611

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

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I called to him with my mouth, and he was lifted high with my tongue.

King James Version, 1611

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

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If I'd looked at wrongdoing in my heart, the LORD wouldn't listen to me.

Plain English

If I'd looked at wrongdoing in my heart, the Lord wouldn't listen to me.

King James Version, 1611

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

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But God has definitely heard. He's attended to the voice of my prayer.

Plain English

But God has definitely heard. He's paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer or withheld his mercy from me.

Plain English

Blessed be God, who hasn't turned my prayer away or taken his faithful love off me.

King James Version, 1611

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