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Praise God for What He Has Done

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

66 Everything on earth, shout with joy to God!
Sing about his glory!
    Make his praise glorious!
Say to God, “Your works are amazing!
    Because your power is great,
    your enemies fall before you.
All the earth worships you
    and sings praises to you.
    They sing praises to your name.” Selah

Come and see what God has done,
    the amazing things he has done for people.
He turned the sea into dry land.
    The people crossed the river on foot.
    So let us rejoice because of what he did.
He rules forever with his power.
    He keeps his eye on the nations,
    so people should not turn against him. Selah

You people, praise our God;
    loudly sing his praise.
He protects our lives
    and does not let us be defeated.
10 God, you have tested us;
    you have purified us like silver.
11 You let us be trapped
    and put a heavy load on us.
12 You let our enemies walk on our heads.
    We went through fire and flood,
    but you brought us to a place with good things.

13 I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings.
    I will give you what I promised,
14 things I promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will bring you offerings of fat animals,
    and I will offer sheep, bulls, and goats. Selah

16 All of you who fear God, come and listen,
    and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth
    and praised him with my tongue.
18 If I had known of any sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God has listened;
    he has heard my prayer.
20 Praise God,
    who did not ignore my prayer
    or hold back his love from me.

Psalm 66

For the director of music. A song. A psalm.

Shout for joy to God, all the earth!(A)
    Sing the glory of his name;(B)
    make his praise glorious.(C)
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(D)
    So great is your power
    that your enemies cringe(E) before you.
All the earth bows down(F) to you;
    they sing praise(G) to you,
    they sing the praises of your name.”[a]

Come and see what God has done,
    his awesome deeds(H) for mankind!
He turned the sea into dry land,(I)
    they passed through(J) the waters on foot—
    come, let us rejoice(K) in him.
He rules forever(L) by his power,
    his eyes watch(M) the nations—
    let not the rebellious(N) rise up against him.

Praise(O) our God, all peoples,
    let the sound of his praise be heard;
he has preserved our lives(P)
    and kept our feet from slipping.(Q)
10 For you, God, tested(R) us;
    you refined us like silver.(S)
11 You brought us into prison(T)
    and laid burdens(U) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(V)
    we went through fire and water,
    but you brought us to a place of abundance.(W)

13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(X)
    and fulfill my vows(Y) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
    and an offering of rams;
    I will offer bulls and goats.(Z)

16 Come and hear,(AA) all you who fear God;
    let me tell(AB) you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;(AC)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard(AD) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected(AE) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.