Psalm 66
For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm.
1 Make
a joyful shout
to God, all
the earth!
2 Sing
to the glory
of his name!
Offer glory and
praise!
3 Tell God, “How
awesome are your
deeds!
Through the greatness
of your power,
your enemies submit themselves
to you.
4 All
the earth will
worship you,
and will sing
to you;
they will sing
to your name.”
Selah.
5 Come,
and see God’s
deeds—
awesome work on
behalf of the
children of men.
6 He
turned the sea
into dry land.
They went through
the river on
foot.
There, we
rejoiced in him.
7 He rules
by his might
forever.
His eyes watch
the nations.
Don’t let the rebellious
rise up against
him.
Selah.
8 Praise
our God, you
peoples!
Make the sound
of his praise
heard,
9 who preserves
our life among
the living,
and doesn’t allow
our feet to
be moved.
10 For
you, God, have
tested us.
You have refined
us, as silver
is refined.
11 You
brought us
into prison.
You laid a
burden on
our backs.
12 You allowed
men to ride
over our heads.
We went through fire
and through water,
but you brought us
to the place
of abundance.
13 I
will come into your
temple with burnt
offerings.
I will pay
my vows to
you,
14 which my
lips promised,
and my mouth
spoke, when I
was in distress.
15 I
will offer to
you burnt
offerings of
fat animals,
with the offering
of rams,
I will offer
bulls with goats.
Selah.
16 Come
and hear, all
you who fear God.
I will declare
what he has
done for my
soul.
17 I
cried to him
with my mouth.
He was extolled
with my tongue.
18 If
I cherished sin in
my heart,
the Lord wouldn’t have
listened.
19 But most
certainly, God has listened.
He has heard the
voice of my
prayer.
20 Blessed
be God, who has
not turned away
my prayer,
nor his loving
kindness from me.