Psalms · Catholic Public Domain Version
Psalm 65 (66) Catholic Public Domain Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 66 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering, with the psalm titles counted as verse 1 (as in the Vulgate).
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Psalm 65 in CPDV = Psalm 66 in WEB.
1 Unto the end. A Canticle Psalm of the Resurrection. Shout joyfully to God, all the earth.
66:1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Proclaim a psalm to his name. Give glory to his praise.
66:2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
3 Exclaim to God, “How terrible are your works, O Lord!” According to the fullness of your virtue, your enemies will speak lies about you.
66:3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
4 Let all the earth adore you and sing psalms to you. May it sing a psalm to your name.
66:4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
5 Draw near and see the works of God, who is terrible in his counsels over the sons of men.
66:5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6 He converts the sea into dry land. They will cross the river on foot. There, we will rejoice in him.
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7 He rules by his virtue for eternity. His eyes gaze upon the nations. May those who exasperate him, not be exalted in themselves.
66:7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
8 Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard.
66:8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9 He has set my soul toward life, and he has granted that my feet may not be shaken.
66:9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
10 For you, O God, have tested us. You have examined us by fire, just as silver is examined.
66:10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
11 You have led us into a snare. You have placed tribulations on our back.
66:11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
12 You have set men over our heads. We have crossed through fire and water. And you have led us out to refreshment.
66:12 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 I will enter your house with holocausts. I will repay my vows to you,
66:13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
14 which my lips discerned and my mouth spoke, in my tribulation.
66:14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
15 I will offer to you holocausts full of marrow, with the burnt offerings of rams. I will offer to you bulls as well as goats.
66:15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
16 Draw near and listen, all you who fear God, and I will describe to you how much he has done for my soul.
66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth, and I extolled him under my breath.
66:17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
18 If I have seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not heed me.
66:18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
19 And yet, God has heeded me and he has attended to the voice of my supplication.
66:19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed is God, who has not removed my prayer, nor his mercy, from me.
66:20 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. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 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). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 66.
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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But there is a dangerous movement, of which it is written, "Suffer not my feet to be moved." But there is another movement of him who seeketh, knocketh, asketh.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and water; and thou broughtest us out into a place of rest.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)