Psalm 66–67

Psalm 66

Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel

To the leader. A Song. A Psalm.

¹Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;^*

²sing the glory of his name;

give to him glorious praise.^*

³Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!

Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.^*

⁴All the earth worships you;

they sing praises to you,

sing praises to your name.”   Selah^*

⁵Come and see what God has done:

he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.^*

⁶He turned the sea into dry land;

they passed through the river on foot.

There we rejoiced in him,^*

⁷who rules by his might forever,

whose eyes keep watch on the nations—

let the rebellious not exalt themselves.   Selah^*

⁸Bless our God, O peoples;

let the sound of his praise be heard,^*

⁹who has kept us among the living

and has not let our feet slip.^*

¹⁰For you, O God, have tested us;

you have tried us as silver is tried.^*

¹¹You brought us into the net;

you laid burdens on our backs;^*

¹²you let people ride over our heads;

we went through fire and through water;

yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.^b*

¹³I will come into your house with burnt offerings;

I will pay you my vows,^*

¹⁴those that my lips uttered

and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.^*

¹⁵I will offer to you burnt offerings of fatted calves,

with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;

I will make an offering of bulls and goats.   Selah^*

¹⁶Come and hear, all you who fear God,

and I will tell what he has done for me.^*

¹⁷I cried aloud to him,

and he was extolled with my tongue.

¹⁸If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.^*

¹⁹But truly God has listened;

he has heard the words of my prayer.^*

²⁰Blessed be God,

who has not rejected my prayer

or removed his steadfast love from me.^*

Psalm 67

The Nations Called to Praise God

To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.

¹May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face to shine upon us,   Selah^*

²that your way may be known upon earth,

your saving power among all nations.^*

³Let the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you.

⁴Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

for you judge the peoples with equity

and guide the nations upon earth.   Selah^*

⁵Let the peoples praise you, O God;

let all the peoples praise you.^*

⁶The earth has yielded its increase;

God, our God, has blessed us.^*

⁷May God continue to bless us;

let all the ends of the earth revere him.^*