Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.
For the music director. A Song. A Psalm.
1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2 Sing the glory of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
3 Say to God, "How awesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to obey You.
4 "All the earth will worship You,
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name." Selah
5 Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of mankind.
6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
Let’s rejoice there, in Him!
7 He rules by His might forever;
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
The rebellious shall not exalt themselves! Selah
8 Bless our God, you peoples,
And 66:8 Lit cause to hear the sound of His praisesound His praise abroad,
9 Who 66:9 Lit puts our soul in lifekeeps us in life,
And does not allow our feet to 66:9 Or dodder, stumbleslip.
10 For You have put us to the test, God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon 66:11 Lit our loinsus.
12 You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water.
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
15 I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat animals,
With the smoke of rams;
I shall make an offering of66:15 Or cattlebulls with male goats. Selah
16 Come and hear, all who 66:16 Or reverefear God,
And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And 66:17 Or praise was under my tongueHe was exalted with my tongue.
18 If I 66:18 Or had regardedregard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear;
19 But God has heard;
He has given attention to the sound of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His favor from me.