Chapter 66
1 Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Sing to the glory of his name ! Offer glory and praise !
3 Tell God, " How awesome are your deeds ! Through the greatness of your power , your enemies submit themselves to you .
4 All the earth will worship you , and will sing to you ; they will sing to your name ." Selah .
5 Come , and see God’s deeds — awesome work on behalf of the children of men .
6 He turned the sea into dry land . They went through the river on foot . There , we rejoiced in him .
7 He rules by his might forever . His eyes watch the nations . Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him . Selah .
8 Praise our God, you peoples ! Make the sound of his praise heard ,
9 who preserves our life amongst the living , and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved .
10 For you , God, have tested us . You have refined us , as silver is refined .
11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
12 You allowed men to ride over our heads . We went through fire and through water , but you brought us to the place of abundance .
13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings . I will pay my vows to you ,
14 which my lips promised , and my mouth spoke , when I was in distress .
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams , I will offer bulls with goats . Selah .
16 Come and hear , all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul .
17 I cried to him with my mouth . He was extolled with my tongue .
18 If I cherished sin in my heart , the Lord wouldn’t have listened .
19 But most certainly , God has listened . He has heard the voice of my prayer .
20 Blessed be God , who has not turned away my prayer , nor his loving kindness from me .