Psalm, 66

To the director. A song. A melody.

¹ Shout in triumph to God, all the earth.

² Sing praises^*1 to his glorious name. Make his praise glorious.

³ Say to God: “How awe-inspiring your works are! Because of your great power, Your enemies will cringe before you.

⁴ All the earth will bow down to you; They will sing praises to you; They will sing praises to your name.” (Selah)

⁵ Come and see the works of God. His deeds toward the sons of men are awe-inspiring.

⁶ He changed the sea into dry land; They crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

⁷ He rules forever by his might. His eyes keep watch on the nations. Those who are stubborn should not exalt themselves. (Selah)

⁸ Praise our God, you peoples, And let the sound of his praise be heard.

⁹ He preserves us alive;^*1 He does not allow our feet to stumble.^*2

¹⁰ For you have examined us, O God; As silver is refined, so you have refined us.

¹¹ You brought us into a hunting net; You put a crushing burden upon us.^*1

¹² You allowed mortal man to ride over us;^*1 We came through fire and through water; Then you brought us to a place of relief.

¹³ I will come into your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay my vows to you

¹⁴ That my lips promised And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.

¹⁵ I will offer burnt offerings of fattened animals to you With the smoke of sacrificial rams. I will offer bulls along with male goats. (Selah)

¹⁶ Come and listen, all you who fear God, And I will tell you what he has done for me.^*1

¹⁷ I called to him with my mouth And glorified him with my tongue.

¹⁸ If I had harbored anything hurtful in my heart, Jehovah would not have heard me.

¹⁹ But God did hear; He paid attention to my prayer.

²⁰ Praise to God, who did not reject my prayer Or withhold his loyal love from me.