Psalms 66

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

WEB KJV

1
WEBFor the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
KJVTo the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
2
WEBSing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
KJVSing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
3
WEBTell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
KJVSay unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
4
WEBAll the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
KJVAll the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
5
WEBCome, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
KJVCome and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
6
WEBHe turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
KJVHe turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
7
WEBHe rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
KJVHe ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8
WEBPraise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
KJVO bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
9
WEBwho preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
KJVWhich holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.
10
WEBFor you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
KJVFor thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
11
WEBYou brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
KJVThou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
12
WEBYou allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
KJVThou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
13
WEBI will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
KJVI will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
14
WEBwhich my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
KJVWhich my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
15
WEBI will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
KJVI will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.
16
WEBCome and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
KJVCome and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
17
WEBI cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
KJVI cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
18
WEBIf I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
KJVIf I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19
WEBBut most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
KJVBut verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20
WEBBlessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.
KJVBlessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

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