1 T o the Overseer. -- A Song, a Psalm. Shout ye to God, all the earth.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth;

2 P raise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.

Sing forth the honor and glory of His name; make His praise glorious!

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

Say to God, How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power shall Your enemies submit themselves to You.

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

All the earth shall bow down to You and sing to You; they shall praise Your name in song. Selah!

5 C ome ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.

Come and see the works of God; see how terrible in His doings toward the children of men.

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

He turned the sea into dry land, they crossed through the river on foot; there did we rejoice in Him.

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

He rules by His might forever, His eyes observe and keep watch over the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah!

8 B less, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

Bless our God, O peoples, give Him grateful thanks and make the voice of His praise be heard,

9 W ho hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved.

Who put and kept us among the living, and has not allowed our feet to slip.

10 F or Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.

For You, O God, have proved us; You have tried us as silver is tried, refined, and purified.

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

You brought us into the net (the prison fortress, the dungeon); You laid a heavy burden upon our loins.

12 T hou 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.

You caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water, but You brought us out into a broad, moist place.

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

I will come into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,

14 F or opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

Which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in distress.

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

I will offer to You burnt offerings of fat lambs, with rams consumed in sweet-smelling smoke; I will offer bullocks and he-goats. Selah!

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

Come and hear, all you who reverently and worshipfully fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me!

17 U nto Him my mouth I have called, And exaltation under my tongue.

I cried aloud to Him; He was extolled and high praise was under my tongue.

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

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me;

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

But certainly God has heard me; He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

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

Blessed be God, Who has not rejected my prayer nor removed His mercy and loving-kindness from being with me.