1 To the chief musician; a song, a psalm. Shout aloud to God, all the earth,
2 Sing forth the glory of his name, make his praise glorious.
3 Say to God, How terrible [are] thy doings; in the greatness of thy strength thine enemies shall cringe to thee.
4 All the earth shall worship thee, and sing psalms to thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5 Come (or Go) and see the works of God, terrible in dealing toward the sons of men.
6 He turned sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot; there did we be glad in him.
7 He ruleth by his might for ever; his eyes do watch over the nations; let not the rebels exult themselves. Selah.
8 Bless, ye peoples, our God, and make the voice of his praise to be heard,
9 Who setteth our soul in the life and hath not given our foot to be moved.
10 For thou hast proved us, O God, thou hast assayed (or purged) us as silver is assayed.
11 Thou hast brought us into the net, thou hast put pressure upon our loins.
12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went into the fire and into the waters, and thou hast brought us into abundance.
13 I will go (or come) to thy house with burnt offerings, I will pay to thee my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke in my distress.
15 Burnt offerings of failings will I offer up to thee with incense of rams, I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16 Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
17 I called to him [with] my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
19 Verily (or But) God hath heard, he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed [be] God who hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Notes on Psalm 66
This next psalm is “To the chief musician, a song, a psalm.” It is the godly Jew anticipating deliverance after the sorest but justly inflicted trials. But God is faithful, and proved so at the close, Who had of old redeemed them from Egypt.