1Til korlederen: En lovsang. Bryd ud i fryderåb for Gud, hele jorden,2lovpris hans herlighed og magt. Giv ham den ære, han fortjener.3Sig til ham: „Dine gerninger er underfulde, Gud, fjenderne viger for din vældige magt.4Hele jorden skal tilbede dig og lovprise din herlighed.”5Kom og se Guds undere, han gør fantastiske mirakler for sit folk.6Han banede en vej gennem havet, så folket kunne gå tørskoet over. Lad os juble over hans vældige magt.7Han har herredømmet for evigt og altid, han regerer over alverdens folk. Kun en tåbe gør oprør mod ham.8Pris Gud, alle folkeslag på jorden, lad lovsange lyde til hans ære.9Han holder vores liv i sin hånd, han sørger for, at vi ikke snubler.10Du brugte ilden til at rense os, Gud, som sølv i en smeltedigel.11Du fangede os i dit net og gjorde os til slaver.12Du lod fjenderne underkue os, vi gik gennem ild og vand, men du førte os ud i frihed til sidst og gav os fremgang og fred.13Jeg vil bringe dig brændofre i din helligdom for at opfylde de løfter, jeg gav dig.14Jeg vil stå ved de ord, jeg sagde, da jeg råbte til dig i min nød.15Jeg vil ofre mit fedekvæg til dig. Tag imod mine vædderes vellugt, duften fra mine tyre og geder.16Kom og hør, I, der ærer min Gud. Jeg vil fortælle, hvad han har gjort for mig.17Jeg råbte til ham om hjælp, jeg priste ham med min lovsang.18Havde jeg huset ondskab i hjertet, ville han ikke have hørt min bøn.19Men han lyttede til mig, han hørte min tryglende bøn.20Jeg priser dig, Gud, fordi du hørte min bøn og omsluttede mig med din trofaste kærlighed.
1To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. Shout for joy to God, all the earth; (Salm 81,1; Salm 95,1; Salm 98,4; Salm 100,1)2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! (Josva 7,19; Es 42,12)3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. (Salm 18,44; Salm 65,5)4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” (Salm 22,27)5Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. (Salm 46,8; Salm 66,3; Salm 66,16)6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, (2.Mos 14,21; Josva 3,14; Salm 74,15)7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Salm 11,4)8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,9who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. (Salm 121,3)10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. (Job 23,10)11You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs; (Klag 1,13; Ez 12,13)12you let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. (Es 43,2; Es 51,23)13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, (Salm 50,14)14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. (Salm 18,6)15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats.16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. (Salm 34,11; Salm 66,5)17I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on[1] my tongue.[2]18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. (Job 27,9; Job 36,21; Ord 28,9; Es 59,2; Joh 9,31; Jak 4,3)19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. (Salm 116,1)20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!