Psalms 66 A Song of Praise to God for His Great Works

 Psalms 66

A Song of Praise to God for His Great Works

1 Praise God with a shout of joy, all the earth.

2 Sing to the glory of his name; give glory to his praise.

3 Say to God, "How awesome are you in your works! Because of the greatness of your power, your enemies will submit to you.

4 All the earth will worship you and sing praise to you; they will sing to your name.

5 Come and see the works of God; he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot; there we rejoiced in him.

7 He rules forever by his power; his eyes are on the nations; let not the rebellious be exalted.

8 Bless our God, O peoples, and make the voice of his praise heard.

9 He who upholds our souls with life, and will not let our feet slip.

10 For you, O God, have tested us; you have refined us as silver is refined.

11 You have brought us into a net; you have afflicted our loins.

12 You have caused men to ride over our heads; we have gone through fire and through water; but you have brought us out into a place of plenty.

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows,

14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth has spoken when I was in distress.

15 I will offer you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the sweet smoke of rams; I will offer bulls with goats.

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul.

 17 I cried to him with my mouth, and he was exalted with my tongue.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me;

19 But God has surely heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his mercy from me.