1 M ake a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:

To the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

2 S ing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.

Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

3 S ay unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

Say to God, `How fearful Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.

4 A ll the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; They shall sing to thy name. Selah

All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.

5 C ome, and see the works of God; He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

6 H e turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him.

He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.

7 H e ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

8 O h bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;

Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

9 W ho holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

10 F or thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

11 T hou broughtest us into the net; Thou layedst a sore burden upon our loins.

Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.

12 T hou didst cause men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.

13 I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows,

I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

14 W hich my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.

For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

15 I will offer unto thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

`Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.

16 C ome, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

17 I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.

Unto Him my mouth I have called, And exaltation under my tongue.

18 I f I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

19 B ut verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 B lessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

Blessed God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!