Psalm 66

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

¹Shout for joy to God, all the earth!

²Sing the glory of his name;

make his praise glorious.

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

So great is your power

that your enemies cringe before you.

⁴All the earth bows down to you;

they sing praise to you,

they sing the praises of your name.”

⁵Come and see what God has done,

his awesome deeds for mankind!

⁶He turned the sea into dry land,

they passed through the waters on foot—

come, let us rejoice in him.

⁷He rules forever by his power,

his eyes watch the nations—

let not the rebellious rise up against him.

⁸Praise our God, all peoples,

let the sound of his praise be heard;

⁹he has preserved our lives

and kept our feet from slipping.

¹⁰For you, God, tested us;

you refined us like silver.

¹¹You brought us into prison

and laid burdens on our backs.

¹²You let people ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us to a place of abundance.

¹³I will come to your temple with burnt offerings

and fulfill my vows 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.

¹⁶Come and hear, all you who fear God;

let me tell 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;

¹⁹but God has surely listened

and has heard my prayer.

²⁰Praise be to God,

who has not rejected my prayer

or withheld his love from me!