Psalm 66
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! | Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: | Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! | Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth: |
| 2 | Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. | Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. | Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise! | Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious. |
| 3 | Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. | Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. | Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you. | Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. |
| 4 | All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah | All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. | All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah. | All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. [Selah |
| 5 | Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind. | Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. | Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men. | Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. |
| 6 | He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him. | He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. | He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him. | He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him. |
| 7 | He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah | He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. | He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah. | He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah |
| 8 | Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. | O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: | Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard, | Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard; |
| 9 | He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping. | Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. | who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved. | Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved. |
| 10 | For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver. | For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. | For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined. | For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. |
| 11 | You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs. | Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. | You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs. | Thou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins. |
| 12 | You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance. | 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. | You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance. | 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 | I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— | I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, | I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you, | I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows, |
| 14 | the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress. | Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. | which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress. | Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress. |
| 15 | I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah | I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. | I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah. | I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah |
| 16 | Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me. | Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. | Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul. | Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul. |
| 17 | I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue. | I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. | I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. |
| 18 | If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. | If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: | If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened. | If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: |
| 19 | But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer. | But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. | But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer. | But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. |
| 20 | Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion! | Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. | Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me. | Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me. |