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Psalm 66 in Hebrew and English

20 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לַמְנַצֵּחַ שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהִים כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

For the Leader. A Song, a Psalm. Shout unto God, all the earth;

זַמְּרוּ כְבוֹד־שְׁמוֹ שִׂימוּ כָבוֹד תְּהִלָּֽתוֹ׃

Sing praises unto the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious.

אִמְרוּ לֵאלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָא מַעֲשֶׂיךָ בְּרֹב עֻזְּךָ יְכַחֲשׁוּ לְךָ אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃

Say unto God: 'How tremendous is Thy work! Through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies dwindle away before Thee.

כָּל־הָאָרֶץ יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ וִיזַמְּרוּ־לָךְ יְזַמְּרוּ שִׁמְךָ סֶֽלָה׃

All the earth shall worship Thee, And shall sing praises unto Thee; They shall sing praises to Thy name.' Selah

לְכוּ וּרְאוּ מִפְעֲלוֹת אֱלֹהִים נוֹרָא עֲלִילָה עַל־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם׃

Come, and see the works of God; He is terrible in His doing toward the children of men.

הָפַךְ יָם לְיַבָּשָׁה בַּנָּהָר יַעַבְרוּ בְרָגֶל שָׁם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּֽוֹ׃

He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot; There let us rejoice in Him!

מֹשֵׁל בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ עוֹלָם עֵינָיו בַּגּוֹיִם תִּצְפֶּינָה הַסוֹרְרִים אַל־יָרוּמוּ לָמוֹ סֶֽלָה׃

Who ruleth by His might for ever; His eyes keep watch upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

בָּרְכוּ עַמִּים אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַשְׁמִיעוּ קוֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃

Bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of His praise to be heard;

הַשָּׂם נַפְשֵׁנוּ בַּחַיִּים וְלֹא־נָתַן לַמּוֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃

Who hath set our soul in life, And suffered not our foot to be moved,

כִּי־בְחַנְתָּנוּ אֱלֹהִים צְרַפְתָּנוּ כִּצְרָף־כָּֽסֶף׃

For Thou, O God, hast tried us; Thou hast refined us, as silver is refined.

הֲבֵאתָנוּ בַמְּצוּדָה שַׂמְתָּ מוּעָקָה בְמָתְנֵֽינוּ׃

Thou didst bring us into the hold; Thou didst lay constraint upon our loins.

הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ בָּאנוּ־בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם וַתּוֹצִיאֵנוּ לָֽרְוָיָֽה׃

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But Thou didst bring us out unto abundance.

אָבוֹא בֵיתְךָ בְעוֹלוֹת אֲשַׁלֵּם לְךָ נְדָרָֽי׃

I will come into Thy house with burnt-offerings, I will perform unto Thee my vows,

אֲשֶׁר־פָּצוּ שְׂפָתָי וְדִבֶּר־פִּי בַּצַּר־לִֽי׃

Which my lips have uttered, And my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.

עֹלוֹת מֵחִים אַעֲלֶה־לָּךְ עִם־קְטֹרֶת אֵילִים אֶעֱשֶׂה בָקָר עִם־עַתּוּדִים סֶֽלָה׃

I will offer unto Thee burnt-offerings of fatlings, With the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah

לְכוּ־שִׁמְעוּ וַאֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

Come, and hearken, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what He hath done for my soul.

אֵלָיו פִּי־קָרָאתִי וְרוֹמַם תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃

I cried unto Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue.

אָוֶן אִם־רָאִיתִי בְלִבִּי לֹא יִשְׁמַע אֲדֹנָֽי׃

If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, The Lord would not hear;

אָכֵן שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים הִקְשִׁיב בְּקוֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃

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

בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הֵסִיר תְּפִלָּתִי וְחַסְדּוֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The second of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 12 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Tuesday
  • 20 verses, 154 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 66 have?

Psalm 66 has 20 verses and 154 words.

On which day is Psalm 66 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 12 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Tuesday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 66?

The heading of Psalm 66 does not name an author.

How long does it take to read Psalm 66?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.