Psalm 66

Psalm 66

Praise for God’s Mighty Acts

For the choir director. A song. A psalm.

¹Shout joyfully to God, all the earth! ^l

²Sing about the glory of His name;

make His praise glorious. ^m

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

Your enemies will cringe before You

because of Your great strength. ⁿ

⁴All the earth will worship You

and sing praise to You.

They will sing praise to Your name.” ^oSelah

⁵Come and see the wonders of God; ^p

His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land,

and they crossed the river on foot. ^q

There we rejoiced in Him. ^r

⁷He rules forever by His might;

He keeps His eye on the nations. ^s

The rebellious should not exalt themselves. ^tSelah

⁸Praise our God, you peoples;

let the sound of His praise be heard. ^u

⁹He keeps us alive ^v

and does not allow our feet to slip. ^w

¹⁰For You, God, tested us;

You refined us as silver is refined. ^x

¹¹You lured us into a trap;

You placed burdens on our backs. ^y

¹²You let men ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but You brought us out to abundance. ^za

¹³I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;

I will pay You my vows ^b

¹⁴that my lips promised

and my mouth spoke during my distress. ^c

¹⁵I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings,

with the fragrant smoke of rams;

I will sacrifice oxen with goats. ^dSelah

¹⁶Come and listen, all who fear God,

and I will tell what He has done for me. ^e

¹⁷I cried out to Him with my mouth,

and praise was on my tongue. ^f

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

the Lord would not have listened. ^g

¹⁹However, God has listened;

He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer. ^h

²⁰May God be praised!

He has not turned away my prayer

or turned His faithful love from me. ⁱ