Psalm 66³²

For the music director; a song, a psalm
66:1 Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
66:2 Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation!¹
Give him the honor he deserves!²
66:3 Say to God:
“How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear³ before you.
66:4 All the earth worships⁴ you,
and sings praises to you!
They sing praises to your name!” (Selah)
66:5 Come and witness⁵ God’s exploits!⁶
His acts on behalf of people are awesome!⁷
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land,⁸
they passed through the river on foot.⁹
Let us rejoice in him there!¹⁰
66:7 He rules¹¹ by his power forever,
He watches¹² the nations.
Stubborn rebels should not exalt¹³ themselves. (Selah)
66:8 Praise¹⁴ our God, you nations!
Loudly proclaim his praise!¹⁵
66:9 He preserves our lives,¹⁶
and does not allow our feet to slip.
66:10 For¹⁷ you, O God, tested us,
you purified us like refined silver.
66:11 You led us into a trap,¹⁸
you caused us to suffer.¹⁹
66:12 You allowed men to ride over our heads,
we passed through fire and water,
but you brought us out into a wide open place.²⁰
66:13 I will enter²¹ your temple with burnt sacrifices,
I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
66:14 which my lips uttered,
and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
66:15 I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices,
along with the smell of sacrificial rams.
I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!²²
I will declare what he has done for me.
66:17 I cried out to him for help,²³
and praised him with my tongue.²⁴
66:18 If I had harbored sin in my heart,²⁵
the sovereign Master would not have listened.
66:19 However, God heard,
he listened to my prayer.
66:20 God deserves praise²⁶
for²⁷ he did not reject my prayer
or abandon his love for me!²⁸