66:1 To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; |
66:2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! |
66:3 Say to God, "How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee. |
66:4 All the earth worships thee; they sing praises to thee, sing praises to thy name." [Selah] |
66:5 Come and see what God has done: he is terrible in his deeds among men. |
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land; men passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, |
66:7 who rules by his might for ever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations--let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah] |
66:8 Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, |
66:9 who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. |
66:10 For thou, O God, hast tested us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried. |
66:11 Thou didst bring us into the net; thou didst lay affliction on our loins; |
66:12 thou didst let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet thou hast brought us forth to a spacious place. |
66:13 I will come into thy house with burnt offerings; I will pay thee my vows, |
66:14 that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. |
66:15 I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. [Selah] |
66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. |
66:17 I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. |
66:18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
66:19 But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the voice of my prayer. |
66:20 Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! |