NASB — Psalms 66 — KJV

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.

  1 aShout° joyfully° to God°, all° the earth°;
  2 Sing° the aglory° of His name°;
  Make° His bpraise° glorious°.
  3 Say° to God°, “How° aawesome° are Your works°!
  Because of the greatness° of Your power° Your enemies° will Ibgive° feigned° obedience° to You.
  4aAll° the earth° will worship° You,
  And will bsing° praises° to You;
  They will sing° praises° to Your name°.”
      ISelah°.

[1] aPs 81:1; 95:1; 98:4; 100:1
[2] aPs 79:9; Is 42:8 bIs 42:12
[3] ILit deceive aPs 47:2; 65:5; 145:6 bPs 18:44; 81:15
[4] ISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude aPs 22:27; 67:7; 86:9; 117:1; Zc 14:16 bPs 67:4

  5aCome° and see° the works° of God°,
  [Who is] bawesome° in [His] deeds° toward° the sons° of men°.
  6 He aturned° the sea° into dry° land°;
  They passed° through bthe river° on foot°;
  There° let us crejoice° in Him!
  7 He arules° by His might° forever°;
  His beyes° keep° watch° on the nations°;
  Let not the rebellious° cexalt° themselves.
      Selah°.

[5] aPs 46:8 bPs 106:22
[6] aEx 14:21; Ps 106:9 bJsh 3:16; Ps 114:3 cPs 105:43
[7] aPs 145:13 bPs 11:4 cPs 140:8

  8 ¶ Bless° our God°, O peoples°,
  And Iasound°° His praise° abroad,
  9 Who Iakeeps° us in life°
  And bdoes not allow° our feet° to IIslip°.
  10 For You have atried° us, O God°;
  You have brefined° us as silver° is refined°.
  11 You abrought° us into the net°;
  You laid° an oppressive° burden° upon our loins°.
  12 You made men° aride° over our heads°;
  We went° through bfire° and through water°,
  Yet You cbrought° us out into [a place of] abundance°.
  13 I shall acome° into Your house° with burnt° offerings°;
  I shall bpay° You my vows°,
  14 Which° my lips° uttered°
  And my mouth° spoke° when I was ain distress°.
  15 I shall aoffer° to You burnt° offerings° of fat° beasts°,
  With the smoke° of brams°;
  I shall make° [an offering of] Ibulls° with male° goats°.
      Selah°.

[8] ILit cause to hear the sound of His praise aPs 98:4
[9] ILit puts our soul in life IIOr dodder, stumble aPs 30:3 bPs 121:3
[10] aJb 23:10; Ps 7:9; 17:3; 26:2 bIs 48:10; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:3; 1P 1:7
[11] aLm 1:13; Ezk 12:13
[12] aIs 51:23 bPs 78:21; Is 43:2 cPs 18:19
[13] aPs 96:8; Jr 17:26 bPs 22:25; 116:14; Ec 5:4
[14] aPs 18:6
[15] IOr cattle aPs 51:19 bNu 6:14

  16aCome° [and] hear°, all° who Ifear° God°,
  And I will btell° of what° He has done° for my soul°.
  17 I cried° to Him with my mouth°,
  And IHe was aextolled° with my tongue°.
  18 If° I Iaregard° wickedness° in my heart°,
  The bLord° IIwill not IIIhear°;
  19 But certainly° aGod° has heard°;
  He has given° heed° to the voice° of my prayer°.
  20 aBlessed° be God°,
  Who° bhas not turned° away° my prayer°
  Nor° His lovingkindness° from me.

[16] IOr revere aPs 34:11 bPs 71:15, 24
[17] IOr praise was under my tongue aPs 30:1
[18] IOr had regarded IIOr would IIIOr have heard aJb 36:21; Jn 9:31 bJb 27:9; Ps 18:41; Pv 1:28; 28:9; Is 1:15; Jm 4:3
[19] aPs 18:6; 116:1, 2
[20] aPs 68:35 bPs 22:24


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David exhorteth to praise God,

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Songº [or] Psalm.]]º Make a joyful noiseºª unto God,º all² ye lands:º 2 Sing forthºª the honourº of his name:º makeºª his praiseº glorious.º 3 Sayºª unto God,º How² terribleºª [art thou in] thy works!º through the greatnessº of thy powerº shall thine enemiesºª submitºª themselves unto thee. 4 All² the earthº shall worshipºª thee, and shall singºª unto thee; they shall singºª [to] thy name.º Selah.º

[1] 1Ch 15:28; 16:23; Ps 81:1; 95:1; 96:1; 98:4; 100:1; 117:1; 150:6; Is 24:16.
[2] 1Ch 29:10; Ne 9:5; Ps 47:6; 72:18; 96:3; 105:2; 106:2; 107:15, 22; Is 6:3; 12:4; 49:13; Rv 4:8; 5:13.
[3] Ex 15:1, 21; Jg 5:2, 20; Ps 18:44; 22:28; 47:2; 65:5; 68:30; 76:12; 78:35; 81:15; Is 2:19; 64:3; Jr 10:10.
[4] Ps 22:27; 65:5; 67:2; 96:1; 117:1; Is 2:2; 11:9; 42:10; 49:22; Dn 7:14; Mal 1:11; Rv 15:4.

to observe his great works,

5 Come¹ª² and seeºª the worksº of God:º [he is] terribleºª [in his] doingº toward² the childrenº of men.º 6 He turnedºª the seaº into dryº [land]: they wentºª through the floodº on foot:º there² did we rejoiceºª in him. 7 He rulethºª by his powerº for ever;º his eyesº beholdºª the nations:º let not² the rebelliousºª exaltºªªª themselves. Selah.º

[5] Nu 23:23; Ps 46:8; 66:3, 16; 99:3; 111:2; 126:1; Ezk 1:18.
[6] Ex 14:21; 15:1; Jsh 3:14, 16; Ps 78:13; 104:5; 106:8, 11; 136:13; Is 63:13; Rv 15:2.
[7] Ex 18:11; 2Ch 16:9; Jb 9:4; Ps 2:10; 11:4; 33:13; 52:1; 62:11; 73:3; 75:4; Is 10:7; 37:28; Dn 4:35; 5:20; 6:26; Mt 6:13; 28:18.

to bless him for his gracious benefits.

8 O blessºª our God,º ye people,º and make the voiceº of his praiseº to be heard:ºª 9 Which holdethºª our soulº in life,º and sufferethºª not² our feetº to be moved.º 10 For² thou, O God,º hast provedºª us: thou hast triedºª us, as silverº is tried.ºª 11 Thou broughtestºª us into the net;º thou laidstºª afflictionº upon our loins.º

[8] Dt 32:43; Ps 47:1; 66:2; Jr 33:11; Ro 15:10; Rv 5:11; 19:1, 5.
[9] 1S 2:9; 25:29; Ps 22:29; 37:23; 62:2, 6; 94:18; 112:6; 121:3; 125:3; Ac 17:28; Col 3:3.
[10] Dt 8:2, 16; 13:3; Ps 17:3; Pv 17:3; Is 48:10; Zc 13:9; 1P 1:6.
[11] Dt 33:11; Jb 19:6; Lm 1:13; 3:2; Ho 7:12; Mt 6:13.

He voweth for himself religious service to God.

12 Thou hast caused menº to rideºª over our heads;º we wentºª through fireº and through water:º but thou broughtest us outºª into a wealthyº [place]. 13 I will goºª into thy houseº with burnt offerings:º I will payºª thee my vows,º 14 Which² my lipsº have uttered,ºª and my mouthº hath spoken,ºª when I was in trouble.º 15 I will offerºª unto thee burnt sacrificesº of fatlings,º with² the incenseº of rams;º I will offerºª bullocksº with² goats.º Selah.º

[12] Jb 36:16; Ps 33:19; 40:2; 107:35; 129:1; Is 35:6; 43:1; 51:23; Lk 16:25; Ac 14:22; 1Th 3:3; Jm 5:11; Rv 7:14.
[13] Dt 12:11; Ps 22:25; 51:18; 56:12; 100:4; 116:14, 17; 118:19, 27; Ec 5:4; Jna 2:9; Na 1:15; He 13:15.
[14] Gn 28:20; 35:3; Nu 30:2, 8, 12; Jg 11:35; 1S 1:11; 2S 22:7.
[15] 2S 6:13, 17; 1Ch 16:1; Jr 41:5.

He declareth God's special goodness to himself.

16 Come¹ª² [and] hear,ºª all² ye that fearº God,º and I will declareºª what² he hath doneºª for my soul.º 17 I criedºª unto² him with my mouth,º and he was extolledºª¹ª withº my tongue.º 18 If² I regardºª iniquityº in my heart,º the Lordº will not² hearºª [me]: 19 [But] verilyº Godº hath heardºª [me]; he hath attendedºª to the voiceº of my prayer.º 20 Blessedºª [be] God,º which² hath not² turned awayºª my prayer,º nor his mercyº from²² me.

[16] Ps 22:23; 32:5; 34:2, 11; 66:5; 71:18, 20; Mal 3:16; 1Co 15:8; 1Ti 1:15; 1Jn 1:3.
[17] Ps 30:1, 8; 34:3, 6; 116:1, 12; 145:1.
[18] Jb 27:8; Pv 15:8, 29; 21:13; 28:9; Is 1:15; Jn 9:31; Jm 4:3.
[19] Ps 6:9; 34:6; 116:1; Lm 3:55; He 5:7; 1Jn 3:20.
[20] 2S 7:14; Ps 51:11; 86:12.


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