Psalm 66–67

A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving^k

66 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!

²Sing to the glory of his name;

offer him glorious praise!

³Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!

Your power is so great

that your enemies bow down in fear before you.

⁴Everyone on earth worships you;

they sing praises to you,

they sing praises to your name.”

⁵Come and see what God has done,

his wonderful acts for mankind.

^6*He changed the sea into dry land;

our ancestors crossed the river on foot.

There we rejoiced because of what he did.

⁷He rules for ever by his might

and keeps his eyes on the nations.

Let no rebels rise against him.

⁸Praise our God, all nations;

let your praise be heard.

⁹He has kept us alive

and has not allowed us to fall.

¹⁰You have put us to the test, God;

as silver is purified by fire

so you have tested us.

¹¹You let us fall into a trap

and placed heavy burdens on our backs.

¹²You let our enemies trample over us;

we went through fire and flood,

but now you have brought us to a place of safety.^l

¹³I will bring burnt offerings to your house;

I will offer you what I promised.

¹⁴I will give you what I said I would

when I was in trouble.

¹⁵I will offer sheep to be burnt on the altar;

I will sacrifice bulls and goats,

and the smoke will go up to the sky.

¹⁶Come and listen, all who honour God,

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

¹⁷I cried to him for help;

I praised him with songs.

¹⁸If I had ignored my sins,

the Lord would not have listened to me.

¹⁹But God has indeed heard me;

he has listened to my prayer.

²⁰I praise God,

because he did not reject my prayer

or keep back his constant love from me.

A Song of Thanksgiving^m

67 God, be merciful to us and bless us;

look on us with kindness,

²so that the whole world may know your will;

so that all nations may know your salvation.

³May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you!

⁴May the nations be glad and sing for joy,

because you judge the peoples with justice

and guide every nation on earth.

⁵May the peoples praise you, O God;

may all the peoples praise you!

⁶The land has produced its harvest;

God, our God, has blessed us.

⁷God has blessed us;

may all people everywhere honor him.