PSALM 66
1To the lead player, a song, a psalm.
Shout out to God, all the earth.
2Hymn His name’s glory.
Make His praise glory.
3Say to God, “How fearsome Your deeds.
Before Your great strength Your enemies quail.”
4All the earth bows down to You,
and they hymn to You, hymn Your name.
selah
5Come and see the acts of God,
fearsome in works over humankind.
6He turned sea to dry land,
the torrent they crossed on foot.
There we rejoiced in Him.
7He rules in His might forever.
His eyes probe the nations.
Let the wayward not rise up.
selah
8Bless, O peoples, our God,
and make heard the sound of His praise,
9Who has kept us in life,
and not let our foot stumble.
10For You tested us, God,
You refined us as silver refined.
11You trapped us in a net,
placed heavy cords round our loins.
12You let people ride over us.
We came into fire and water—
and You brought us out to great ease.
13I shall come to Your house with burnt offerings,
I shall pay to You my vows
14that my lips uttered,
that my mouth spoke in my straits.
15Fat burnt offerings I shall offer up to You
I shall sacrifice cattle and goats.
selah
16Come listen and let me recount,
all you who fear God,
what He did for me.
17To Him with my mouth I called out,
18Had I seen mischief in my heart,
the Master would not have listened.
19God indeed has listened,
has hearkened to the sound of my prayer.
20Blessed is God,
Who has not turned away my prayer nor His kindness from me.