Psalms 66 – He Turned the Sea into Dry Land

All the earth is called to praise the God who parted the sea.

Psalms 66: Make a Joyful Noise Unto God

This entry in the Psalms overview opens as a summons to every nation to make a joyful noise to God, recalling how He turned the sea into dry land so His people crossed on foot. It follows the harvest praise of Psalms 65 with a broader call to worship.


The titil of the sixe and sixtithe salm. `In Ebreu thus, To the victorie in orguns, the salm of the song. `In Jerom `thus, To the ouercomer in salmes, the song of writing of a delitable thing with metre.

God haue merci on vs, and blesse vs; liytne he his cheer on vs, and haue merci on vs.

That we knowe thi weie on erthe; thin heelthe in alle folkis.

God, puplis knowleche to thee; alle puplis knouleche to thee.

Hethen men be glad, and make fulli ioye, for thou demest puplis in equite; and dressist hethene men in erthe.

God, puplis knouleche to thee, alle puplis knouleche to thee;

the erthe yaf his fruyt. God, oure God blesse vs, God blesse vs; and alle the coostis of erthe drede hym.

The psalmist testifies that God tried him like silver and brought him through fire and water into a wealthy place, then vows to bring burnt offerings in response. His confidence that God hears the sincere echoes <a href="/bible/wycliffe/john/chapter-9/31">John 9:31</a>, and the praise continues into <a href="/bible/wycliffe/psalms/chapter-67">Psalms 67</a>.