Psalm 66

PRAISE FOR GOD’S MIGHTY ACTS

For the choir director. A song. A psalm.

1 Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God!u

2 Sing about the glory of his name;

make his praise glorious.v

3 Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works!

Your enemies will cringe before you

because of your great strength.w

4 The whole earth will worship you

and sing praise to you.

They will sing praise to your name.”x

Selah

5 Come and see the wonders of God;y

his acts for humanityE are awe-inspiring.

6 He turned the sea into dry land,

and they crossed the river on foot.z

There we rejoiced in him.aa

7 He rules forever by his might;

he keeps his eye on the nations.ab

The rebellious should not exalt themselves.ac

Selah

8 Bless our God, you peoples;

let the sound of his praise be heard.ad

9 He keeps us aliveA

and does not allow our feet to slip.a

10 For you, God, tested us;

you refined us as silver is refined.b

11 You lured us into a trap;

you placed burdens on our backs.c

12 You let men ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us out to abundance.B,d

13 I will enter your house with burnt offerings;

I will pay you my vowse

14 that my lips promised

and my mouth spoke during my distress.f

15 I will offer you fattened sheep as burnt offerings,

with the fragrant smoke of rams;

I will sacrifice bulls with goats.g

Selah

16 Come and listen, all who fear God,

and I will tell what he has done for me.h

17 I cried out to him with my mouth,

and praise was on my tongue.i

18 If I had been aware of malice in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.j

19 However, God has listened;

he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.k

20 Blessed be God!

He has not turned away my prayer

or turned his faithful love from me.l