Psalm 66 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

¹ To the overseer; a song of chanting. Shout ye for joy to God, all the earth:

² Play ye on the harp, the glory of his name: set the glory of his praise.

³ Say to God, How terrible thy works! in the multitude of thy strength thine enemies shall lie to thee.

⁴ All the earth shall worship to thee, and they shall play on the harp to thee; they shall play on the harp to thy name. Silence.

⁵ Come and see ye the works of God: terrible the doing upon the sons of man.

⁶ He turned the sea into dry land: they will pass through the river on foot: there we shall rejoice in him.

⁷ Ruling by his strength forever; his eyes will look about upon the nations: they turning away shall not lift up for themselves. Silence.

⁸ Ye peoples bless our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard.

⁹ He set our soul in life, and he gave not our feet to waver.

¹⁰ For thou didst try us, O God, thou didst prove us as purifying of silver.

¹¹ Thou broughtest us into the net; thou didst set a heavy burden upon our loins.

¹² Thou didst cause men to ride upon our head; we went through fire and through water: and thou wilt bring us forth to abundance.

¹³ I will go into thine house with 'burnt-offerings: I will repay to thee my vows,

¹⁴ Which my lips opened and my month spake in straits to me.

¹⁵ I will bring up to thee burnt-offerings of marrows with incense of rams; I will do oxen with he goats. Silence.

¹⁶ Come, hear, and I will recount, all ye fearing God, what he did for my soul

¹⁷ I called to him with my mouth, and he was lifted up under my tongue.

¹⁸ If I saw vanity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear.

¹⁹ Surely God heard; he attended upon the voice of my prayer.

²⁰ Praised be God who turned not away my prayer, and his mercy from me.