Psalm 66

Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

¹Shout to God with joy, everyone on earth!

²Sing about the glory of his name!

Give him glorious praise!

³Say to God, “What wonderful things you do!

Your power is so great

that your enemies bow down to you in fear.

⁴Everyone on earth bows down to you.

They sing praise to you.

They sing praise to your name.” Selah

⁵Come and see what God has done.

See what wonderful things he has done for his people!

⁶He turned the Red Sea into dry land.

The people of Israel passed through the waters on foot.

Come, let us be full of joy because of what he did.

⁷He rules by his power forever.

His eyes watch the nations.

Let no one who refuses to obey him rise up against him. Selah

⁸Praise our God, you nations.

Let the sound of the praise you give him be heard.

⁹He has kept us alive.

He has kept our feet from slipping.

¹⁰God, you have put us to the test.

You put us through fire to make us like silver.

¹¹You put us in prison.

You placed heavy loads on our backs.

¹²You let people run over our heads.

We went through fire and water.

But you brought us to a place

where we have everything we need.

¹³I will come to your temple with burnt offerings.

I will keep my promises to you.

¹⁴I made them with my lips.

My mouth spoke them when I was in trouble.

¹⁵I will sacrifice fat animals to you as burnt offerings.

I will offer rams, bulls and goats to you. Selah

¹⁶Come and listen, all of you who have respect for God.

Let me tell you what he has done for me.

¹⁷I cried out to him with my mouth.

I praised him with my tongue.

¹⁸If I had enjoyed having sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹But God has listened.

He has heard my prayer.

²⁰Give praise to God.

He has accepted my prayer.

He has not held his love back from me.