Psalms 66

¹Psalms 66:1. For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!²Psalms 66:2. Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.³Psalms 66:3. Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.⁴Psalms 66:4. All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah⁵Psalms 66:5. Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.⁶Psalms 66:6. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.⁷Psalms 66:7. He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah⁸Psalms 66:8. Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.⁹Psalms 66:9. He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.¹⁰Psalms 66:10. For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.¹¹Psalms 66:11. You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.¹²Psalms 66:12. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.¹³Psalms 66:13. I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—¹⁴Psalms 66:14. the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.¹⁵Psalms 66:15. I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah¹⁶Psalms 66:16. Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.¹⁷Psalms 66:17. I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.¹⁸Psalms 66:18. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.¹⁹Psalms 66:19. But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.²⁰Psalms 66:20. Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!