Psalms, 66
To the director. A song, a melody.
1 Shout in triumph to God, all [YOU people of] the earth.*1
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2 Make melody to the glory of his name. Render his praise glorious.
3 Say to God: “How fear-inspiring your works are! Because of the abundance of your strength your enemies will come cringing to you.
4 All [people of] the earth will bow down to you, And they will make melody to you, they will make melody to your name.” Seʹlah.
5 Come, YOU people, and see the activities of God. His dealing with the sons of men*1 is fear-inspiring.
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6 He has changed the sea into dry land; Through the river they went crossing over on foot. There we began to rejoice in him.
7 He is ruling by his mightiness to time indefinite. Upon the nations his own eyes keep watch. As for those who are stubborn, let them not be exalted in themselves. Seʹlah.
8 Bless our God, O YOU peoples, And cause the voice of praise to him to be heard.
9 He is setting our soul in life,*1 And he has not allowed our foot to totter.
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10 For you have examined us, O God; You have refined us as when refining silver.
11 You have brought us into a hunting net; You have put pressure on our hips.
12 You have made mortal man to ride over our head; We have come through fire and through water, And you proceeded to bring us forth to relief.
13 I shall come into your house with whole burnt offerings; I shall pay to you my vows
14 That my lips have opened up to say And that my mouth has spoken when I was in sore straits.
15 Whole burnt offerings of fatlings I shall offer up to you, With the sacrificial smoke of rams. I shall render up a bull with he-goats. Seʹlah.
16 Come, listen, all YOU who fear God, and I will relate What he has done for my soul.
17 To him I called with my mouth, And there was an extolling with my tongue.
18 If I have regarded anything hurtful in my heart, Jehovah*1 will not hear [me].
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19 Truly God has heard; He has paid attention to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer, Nor his loving-kindness from me.