Psalm 66–67

Psalm 66

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

¹Shout for joy to God, all the earth!^z

²Sing the glory of his name;^a

make his praise glorious.^b

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

So great is your power

that your enemies cringe^d before you.

⁴All the earth bows down^e to you;

they sing praise^f to you,

they sing the praises of your name.”^a

⁵Come and see what God has done,

his awesome deeds^g for mankind!

⁶He turned the sea into dry land,^h

they passed throughⁱ the waters on foot—

come, let us rejoice^j in him.

⁷He rules forever^k by his power,

his eyes watch^l the nations—

let not the rebellious^m rise up against him.

⁸Praiseⁿ our God, all peoples,

let the sound of his praise be heard;

⁹he has preserved our lives^o

and kept our feet from slipping.^p

¹⁰For you, God, tested^q us;

you refined us like silver.^r

¹¹You brought us into prison^s

and laid burdens^t on our backs.

¹²You let people ride over our heads;^u

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us to a place of abundance.^v

¹³I will come to your temple with burnt offerings^w

and fulfill my vows^x to you—

¹⁴vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke

when I was in trouble.

¹⁵I will sacrifice fat animals to you

and an offering of rams;

I will offer bulls and goats.^y

¹⁶Come and hear,^z all you who fear God;

let me tell^a you what he has done for me.

¹⁷I cried out to him with my mouth;

his praise was on my tongue.

¹⁸If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;^b

¹⁹but God has surely listened

and has heard^c my prayer.

²⁰Praise be to God,

who has not rejected^d my prayer

or withheld his love from me!

Psalm 67^a

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.

¹May God be gracious to us and bless us

and make his face shine on us—^be

²so that your ways may be known on earth,

your salvation^f among all nations.^g

³May the peoples praise you, God;

may all the peoples praise you.^h

⁴May the nations be glad and sing for joy,ⁱ

for you rule the peoples with equity^j

and guide the nations of the earth.^k

⁵May the peoples praise you, God;

may all the peoples praise you.

⁶The land yields its harvest;^l

God, our God, blesses us.^m

⁷May God bless us still,

so that all the ends of the earthⁿ will fear him.^o