Psalms · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Psalm 66 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 Para el director de música. Canto. Salmo. ¡Aclamen a Dios con alegría, habitantes de toda la tierra!
1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Canten en honor de su nombre; alábenlo y denle gloria.
2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
3 Digan a Dios: «¡Qué temibles son tus obras! Por tu gran poder, tus enemigos se ven obligados a someterse a ti.
3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
4 Que toda la tierra te adore y te cante; que cante alabanzas a tu nombre». Selah
4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
5 Vengan y vean las obras de Dios; sus acciones entre los seres humanos inspiran temor.
5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6 Convirtió el mar en tierra seca; cruzaron el río a pie. Allí nos alegramos en él.
6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7 Gobierna con poder para siempre y vigila a las naciones; que sus enemigos no tengan fuerza contra él. Selah
7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8 Bendigan a nuestro Dios, pueblos; hagan oír su alabanza,
8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9 porque nos da vida y no ha dejado que nuestros pies resbalen.
9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
10 Tú, Dios, nos has puesto a prueba; nos has probado con fuego, como a la plata.
10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
11 Permitiste que nos encarcelaran y nos pusieran cadenas en las piernas.
11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
12 Permitiste que otros pasaran sobre nuestras cabezas; atravesamos el fuego y el agua, pero nos sacaste a un lugar amplio.
12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
13 Entraré en tu casa con holocaustos y cumpliré los votos que te hice,
13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
14 las promesas que salieron de mis labios cuando estaba en angustia.
14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
15 Te presentaré holocaustos de animales gordos y el humo de las ovejas sacrificadas; te ofreceré bueyes y cabras. Selah
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
16 Vengan y escuchen, todos los que temen a Dios; les contaré lo que ha hecho por mí.
16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
17 Clamé a él con mi boca y lo alabé con mi lengua.
17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
18 Si hubiera dado lugar al mal en mi corazón, el Señor no me habría escuchado.
18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
19 Pero Dios sí me escuchó; prestó atención a mi oración.
19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
20 ¡Alabado sea Dios, que no rechazó mi oración ni me quitó su misericordia!
20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 16:23–24; Psalm 100:1; Psalm 98:4; Psalm 150:6; Psalm 81:1
- 2 Psalm 105:2–3; Isaiah 49:13; Revelation 5:13; Isaiah 42:12; Nehemiah 9:5
- 3 Psalm 18:44; Psalm 65:5; Psalm 81:15; Psalm 47:2; Psalm 78:35–36
- 4 Psalm 22:27; Psalm 117:1; Psalm 96:1–2; Malachi 1:11; Revelation 15:4
- 5 Psalm 126:1–3; Numbers 23:23; Psalm 111:2; Psalm 46:8; Psalm 66:3
- 6 Joshua 3:16; Exodus 14:21–22; Psalm 78:13; Joshua 3:14; Exodus 15:1–21
- 7 Psalm 11:4; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Matthew 28:18; Job 9:4; Daniel 5:20–28
- 8 Psalm 98:4; Psalm 47:1; Jeremiah 33:11; Psalm 66:2; Revelation 19:1
- 9 Psalm 121:3; Psalm 112:6; Psalm 94:18; Psalm 37:23–24; 1 Samuel 2:9
- 10 Isaiah 48:10; Psalm 17:3; 1 Peter 1:6–7; Proverbs 17:3; Job 23:10
- 11 Lamentations 1:13; Ezekiel 12:13; Job 19:6; Hosea 7:12; Matthew 6:13
- 12 Isaiah 43:1–2; Isaiah 51:23; James 5:11; Psalm 40:2–3; Job 36:16
- 13 Ecclesiastes 5:4; Psalm 100:4; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 116:17–19; Psalm 116:14
- 14 Judges 11:35–36; 1 Samuel 1:11; Psalm 18:6; 2 Samuel 22:7; Numbers 30:2
- 15 Psalm 51:19; Numbers 6:14; 2 Samuel 6:13; Jeremiah 41:5; 1 Chronicles 16:1–3
- 16 Psalm 34:11; Psalm 71:15; Malachi 3:16; Psalm 71:18; Psalm 66:5
- 17 Psalm 34:6; Psalm 116:1–2; Psalm 30:1; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 145:1
- 18 John 9:31; Proverbs 28:9; Proverbs 15:29; Proverbs 15:8; Isaiah 1:15
- 19 Psalm 116:1–2; Hebrews 5:7; Lamentations 3:55–56; Psalm 6:9; Psalm 34:6
- 20 Psalm 86:12–13; Psalm 68:35; Psalm 51:11; 2 Samuel 7:14–15; Psalm 22:24
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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