Psalms 66
1 For the music director. A song. A psalm. Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!
For the leader. A song. A psalm. Shout to God, all the earth,
2 Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!
sing praise to his glorious name, sing his glorious 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 dread are your works, so great is your might that your enemies cringe to you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” (Selah)
All the earth does homage to you, singing praises to you, singing praise to your name.’ (Selah)
5 Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!
Come and see what God has done, awe-inspiring is he in his works among people.
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.
He turns the sea into dry land, and people cross the river on foot. Let us therefore 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)
the mighty Ruler eternal, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, that no rebel lift up his head. (Selah)
8 Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.
O bless our God, you peoples; sound aloud his praise,
9 He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.
who keeps us in life, and keeps our feet from slipping.
10 God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.
For you, God, have tested us, have tried us, as silver is tried.
11 You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.
You did bring us into prison, and put chains upon us,
12 You let people ride roughshod over us; we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.
you did let people ride over our head. We went through fire and through water, but you led us out to a spacious place.
13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,
I will enter your house with burnt-offerings, I will pay to you my vows,
14 the promises I made when I was in trouble.
which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.
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 you offerings of fatlings, with the odour of burning rams, I will sacrifice bullocks with goats. (Selah)
16 Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.
Come and hear my story all who fear God – of what he has done for me.
17 I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.
For my mouth had no sooner invoked him than his praise was under my tongue.
18 If my thinking had been sinful, the Lord would not have listened to me.
Had I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would never have listened.
19 But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!
But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.
Blessed be God, who turned not aside my prayer, nor withdrew his kindness from me.
