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
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 help23
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.
for27 he did not reject my prayer
or abandon his love for me!28
Psalm 6729
For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm, a song.