1 Vir die musiekleier. 'n Lied. 'n Psalm. Juig tot eer van God, o ganse aarde!

2 Besing die eer van sy Naam, maak heerlik sy lofsang!

3 Sê tot God: Hoe vreeslik is u werke! Deur die grootheid van u sterkte sal u vyande kruipende na U toe kom.

4 Laat die hele aarde U aanbid en psalmsing tot u eer; laat dit u Naam verhef in psalmgesang. Sela.

5 Kom en aanskou die dade van God, Hy wat gedug is in werking oor die mensekinders.

6 Hy het die see verander in droë land; hulle het te voet deur die rivier gegaan. Daar was ons bly in Hom.

7 Hy heers vir ewig deur sy mag; sy oë hou wag oor die nasies. Laat die wederstrewiges hulleself nie verhef nie. Sela.

8 Loof, volke, onse God, en laat hoor die stem wat Hom roem --

9 wat aan ons siel die lewe gee en nie toelaat dat ons voet wankel nie.

10 Want U het ons getoets, o God, U het ons gelouter soos 'n mens silwer louter.

11 U het ons in die net gebring, 'n swaar las op ons heupe gelê.

12 U het mense oor ons hoof laat ry; ons het in die vuur en in die water gekom, maar U het ons uitgelei in die oorvloed.

13 Ek sal met brandoffers in u huis ingaan; ek sal U my geloftes betaal,

14 wat my lippe geuit en my mond uitgespreek het toe ek benoud was.

15 Brandoffers van vet diere sal ek U bring saam met offerrook van ramme; ek sal beeste saam met bokke berei. Sela.

16 Kom luister, en laat my vertel, julle almal wat God vrees, wat Hy aan my siel gedoen het.

17 Ek het Hom aangeroep met my mond, en lofgesang was onder my tong.

18 As ek ongeregtigheid bedoel het in my hart, sou die Here nie gehoor het nie.

19 Waarlik, God het gehoor; Hy het geluister na die stem van my gebed.

20 Geloofd sy God wat my gebed nie afgewys en sy goedertierenheid aan my nie onttrek het nie!

1 To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God, all the earth:

2 Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.

3 Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.

4 Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them make songs to your name. (Selah.)

5 Come and see the works of God: he is to be feared in all he does to the children of men.

6 The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

7 He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.)

8 Give blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;

9 Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved.

10 For you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver.

11 You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs.

12 You let men go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you took us out into a wide place.

13 I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

14 Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

15 I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.)

16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.

17 My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

19 But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.

20 Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.