## Psalms Chapter 66

###### Psalms 66:1
[Psalms 66:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:1)

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ שִׁ֣יר מִזְמ֑וֹר הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִ֗ים כׇּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
To the chief Musician, A Poem, a Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the conductor, a song, a psalm. Shout to G d, all of the earth.


###### Psalms 66:2
[Psalms 66:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:2)

זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֽוֹד־שְׁמ֑וֹ שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝ב֗וֹד תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
sing to the glory of his name: make his praise glorious.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Sing the glory of His name. Make [His] glory His praise.


###### Psalms 66:3
[Psalms 66:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:3)

אִמְר֣וּ לֵ֭אלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָ֣א מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ בְּרֹ֥ב עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ יְֽכַחֲשׁ֖וּ לְךָ֣ אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Say to God, How terrible are Thy works! through the greatness of Thy power shall Thy enemies cringe before Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Say about G d: How awesome [is each one of] Your deeds. In [(the manifestation of)] Your great strength, Your foes [(in fear)] [admit] their falsehood [and their transgressions] to You.


###### Psalms 66:4
[Psalms 66:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:4)

כׇּל־הָאָ֤רֶץ**׀** יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ לְ֭ךָ וִיזַמְּרוּ־לָ֑ךְ יְזַמְּר֖וּ שִׁמְךָ֣ סֶֽלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing to Thee; they shall sing to Thy name. (Sela.)

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
All the earth will bow down to You and sing to You. They will sing Your name forever.


###### Psalms 66:5
[Psalms 66:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:5)

לְכ֣וּ וּ֭רְאוּ מִפְעֲל֣וֹת אֱלֹהִ֑ים נוֹרָ֥א עֲ֝לִילָ֗ה עַל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Come and see the works of God: terrible is his doing towards the children of men.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Go and see the acts of G d, fearsome of deed over men [(all of their acts being revealed to Him)].


###### Psalms 66:6
[Psalms 66:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:6)

הָ֤פַךְ יָ֨ם**׀** לְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗ה בַּ֭נָּהָר יַעַבְר֣וּ בְרָ֑גֶל שָׁ֝֗ם נִשְׂמְחָה־בּֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
He turned the [Red] sea into dry land. They crossed the [Jordan] river on foot. There [(transpired something at which)] it [the sea] rejoiced in Him.


###### Psalms 66:7
[Psalms 66:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:7)

מֹ֘שֵׁ֤ל בִּגְבוּרָת֨וֹ**׀** עוֹלָ֗ם עֵ֭ינָיו בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה הַסּוֹרְרִ֓ים**׀** אַל־[יָר֖וּמוּ] (ירימו) לָ֣מוֹ סֶֽלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He rules by his power forever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Sela.)

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
He reigns in His strength [over the entire] world. His eyes survey the nations. Those who turn [from good] will never again be upraised.


###### Psalms 66:8
[Psalms 66:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:8)

בָּרְכ֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים׀אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ ק֣וֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O bless our God, you peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Peoples, bless our G d, and make heard the sound of His praise.


###### Psalms 66:9
[Psalms 66:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:9)

הַשָּׂ֣ם נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ בַּחַיִּ֑ים וְלֹֽא־נָתַ֖ן לַמּ֣וֹט רַגְלֵֽנוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
who has kept our soul in life, and has not suffered our foot to be moved.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[For] He keeps our souls in life [in exile] and does not allow our feet to slip [i.e., You (our foes) are unable to annihilate us].


###### Psalms 66:10
[Psalms 66:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:10)

כִּֽי־בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ כִּצְרׇף־כָּֽסֶף׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For Thou, O God, hast tested us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is refined.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For [(in our afflictions in exile)] You have tried us, O G d. You have refined us as one refines silver.


###### Psalms 66:11
[Psalms 66:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:11)

הֲבֵאתָ֥נוּ בַמְּצוּדָ֑ה שַׂ֖מְתָּ מוּעָקָ֣ה בְמׇתְנֵֽינוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thou hast brought us into the net; Thou hast laid affliction upon our loins.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
You brought us into [an exile confined as] a fortress-prison. You placed confinement on our thighs.


###### Psalms 66:12
[Psalms 66:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:12)

הִרְכַּ֥בְתָּֽ אֱנ֗וֹשׁ לְרֹ֫אשֵׁ֥נוּ בָּֽאנוּ־בָאֵ֥שׁ וּבַמַּ֑יִם וַ֝תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נוּ לָרְוָיָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but Thou didst bring us out into abundance.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
You placed men [(the kings of the idolatrous nations)] over our heads. We went through fire and water; but You took us out in relief.


###### Psalms 66:13
[Psalms 66:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:13)

אָב֣וֹא בֵיתְךָ֣ בְעוֹל֑וֹת אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם לְךָ֣ נְדָרָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I will go into Thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay Thee my vows,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
I shall come to Your house [(the Temple, when it is rebuilt)] with [the] burnt-offerings [(which I vowed in exile)]. I shall pay my vows to You,


###### Psalms 66:14
[Psalms 66:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:14)

אֲשֶׁר־פָּצ֥וּ שְׂפָתָ֑י וְדִבֶּר־פִּ֝֗י בַּצַּר־לִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken, when I was in trouble.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
which my lips opened [(to express)] and which my mouth spoke in my affliction.


###### Psalms 66:15
[Psalms 66:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:15)

עֹ֘ל֤וֹת מֵיחִ֣ים אַֽעֲלֶה־לָּ֭ךְ עִם־קְטֹ֣רֶת אֵילִ֑ים אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה־בָקָ֖ר עִם־עַתּוּדִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I will offer unto Thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. (Sela.)

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
I shall sacrifice the fattest burnt-offerings to You, with the incense of rams. I shall sacrifice bullocks with goats, forever [(in the last, eternally enduring, Temple.)]


###### Psalms 66:16
[Psalms 66:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:16)

לְכוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כׇּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Go, hear, and I shall relate, all you who fear G d [(the proselytes)], what He has done for my soul.


###### Psalms 66:17
[Psalms 66:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:17)

אֵלָ֥יו פִּֽי־קָרָ֑אתִי וְ֝רוֹמַ֗ם תַּ֣חַת לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
My mouth called out to Him [(in exile)], and His praise was under my tongue.


###### Psalms 66:18
[Psalms 66:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:18)

אָ֭וֶן אִם־רָאִ֣יתִי בְלִבִּ֑י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע׀אֲדֹנָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
If I had looked on wickedness with my heart, the Lord would not have heard:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Though I saw sin in my heart, the L rd would not [see and not] hear.


###### Psalms 66:19
[Psalms 66:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:19)

אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב בְּק֣וֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
but verily God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
In truth, G d [saw and G d] heard, [in spite of which] He listened to the voice of my prayer.


###### Psalms 66:20
[Psalms 66:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/66:20)

בָּר֥וּךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־הֵסִ֘יר־תְּפִלָּתִ֥י וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ מֵאִתִּֽי׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor removed his steadfast love from me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Blessed is G d, who did not remove my prayer [from before Him] or His lovingkindness from me.