[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned...: Heb. returned the returning}

Surely {there is} no enchantment against Jacob, neither {is there} any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! {against: or, in}

Come {and} hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

The works of the LORD {are} great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Say unto God, How terrible {art thou in} thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}

Wondrous works in the land of Ham, {and} terrible things by the Red sea.

Let them praise thy great and terrible name; {for} it {is} holy.

As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings {were} full of eyes round about them four. {and their rings: or, and their strakes}

Who {is} like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who {is} like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful {in} praises, doing wonders? {gods: or, mighty ones?}

But the LORD {is} with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: {their} everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou {art} shall see the work of the LORD: for it {is} a terrible thing that I will do with thee.

Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth.

Come {and} hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, {which is} great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

O God, {thou art} terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel {is} he that giveth strength and power unto {his} people. Blessed {be} God.

The LORD hath done great things for us; {whereof} we are glad.

For the LORD {is} great, and greatly to be praised: he {is} to be feared above all gods.

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. {trouble: Heb. weariness} {that...: Heb. that hath found us}

When thou didst terrible things {which} we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God {is} terrible majesty. {Fair...: Heb. Gold}

To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy {endureth} for ever:

Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

Oh that {men} would praise the LORD {for} his goodness, and {for} his wonderful works to the children of men!