Psalms 66

¹ For the leader. A song; a psalm.

² Shout joyfully to God, all you on earth; sing of his glorious name; give him glorious praise.

³ Say to God: "How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe.

⁴ All on earth fall in worship before you; they sing of you, sing of your name!" Selah

⁵ Come and see the works of God, awesome in the deeds done for us.

⁶ He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot. Therefore let us rejoice in him,

⁷ who rules by might forever, Whose eyes are fixed upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah

⁸ Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise,

⁹ Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet to slip.

¹⁰ You tested us, O God, tried us as silver tried by fire.

¹¹ You led us into a snare; you bound us at the waist as captives.

¹² You let captors set foot on our neck; we went through fire and water; then you led us out to freedom.

¹³ I will bring holocausts to your house; to you I will fulfill my vows,

¹⁴ The vows my lips pronounced and my mouth spoke in distress.

¹⁵ Holocausts of fatlings I will offer you and burnt offerings of rams; I will sacrifice oxen and goats. Selah

¹⁶ Come and hear, all you who fear God, while I recount what has been done for me.

¹⁷ I called to the Lord with my mouth; praise was upon my tongue.

¹⁸ Had I cherished evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard.

¹⁹ But God did hear and listened to my voice in prayer.

²⁰ Blessed be God, who did not refuse me the kindness I sought in prayer.