1Shout to God for joy, everyone on earth!2Sing about the glory of his name! Give him glorious praise!3Say to God, ‘What wonderful things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down to you in fear.4Everyone on earth bows down to you. They sing praise to you. They sing the praises of your name.’5Come and see what God has done. See what wonderful things he has done for people!6He turned the Red Sea into dry land. The people of Israel passed through the waters on foot. Come, let us be full of joy because of what he did.7He rules by his power for ever. His eyes watch the nations. Let no one who refuses to obey him rise up against him.8Praise our God, all you nations. Let the sound of the praise you give him be heard.9He has kept us alive. He has kept our feet from slipping.10God, you have tested us. You put us through fire to make us like silver.11You put us in prison. You placed heavy loads on our backs.12You let our enemies ride their chariots over our heads. We went through fire and water. But you brought us to a place where we have everything we need.13I will come to your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my promises to you.14I made them with my lips. My mouth spoke them when I was in trouble.15I will sacrifice fat animals to you as burnt offerings. I will offer rams, bulls and goats to you.16Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.17I cried out to him with my mouth. I praised him with my tongue.18If I had enjoyed having sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.19But God has surely listened. He has heard my prayer.20Give praise to God. He has accepted my prayer. He has not held back his love from me.
Psalm 66
English Standard Version
How Awesome Are Your Deeds
1To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. Shout for joy to God, all the earth; (Ps 81:1; Ps 95:1; Ps 98:4; Ps 100:1)2sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! (Jos 7:19; Isa 42:12)3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. (Ps 18:44; Ps 65:5)4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” (Ps 22:27)5Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. (Ps 46:8; Ps 66:3; Ps 66:16)6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, (Ex 14:21; Jos 3:14; Ps 74:15)7who rules by his might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. (Ps 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. (Ps 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; (La 1:13; Eze 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. (Isa 43:2; Isa 51:23)13I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will perform my vows to you, (Ps 50:14)14that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. (Ps 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. (Ps 34:11; Ps 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; Pr 28:9; Isa 59:2; Joh 9:31; Jas 4:3)19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. (Ps 116:1)20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!