Psalms 66
1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
For the end, a Song of Psalm of resurrection. Shout to God, all the earth.
2 Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
O sing praises to his name; give glory to his praise.
3 Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.
Say to God, How awful are your works! through the greatness of your power your enemies shall lie to you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)
Let all the earth worship you, and sing to you; let them sing to your name. (Pause)
5 Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
Come and behold the works of God; [he is] terrible in [his] counsels beyond the children of men.
6 He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.
Who turns the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in him,
7 He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. (Selah)
who by his power is Lord over the age, his eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke [him] be exalted in themselves. (Pause)
8 Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;
9 He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
who quickens my soul in life, and does not suffer my feet to be moved.
10 God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
For you, O God, has proved us; you have tried us with fire as silver is tried.
11 You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
You brought us into the snare; you laid afflictions on our back.
12 You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
You did mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but you brought us out into [a place of] refreshment.
13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
I will go into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,
14 the promises I made when I was in trouble.
which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.
15 I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. (Selah)
I will offer to you whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to you oxen with goats. (Pause)
16 Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
Come, hear, and I will tell, all you that fear God, how great things he has done for my soul.
17 I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
I cried to him with my mouth, and exalted him with my tongue.
18 If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.
If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen [to me].
19 But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
Therefore God has listened to me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.
Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
