Psalm 66
Thanksgiving for God’s Deliverance
1 For the director. A song. A psalm.
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2 sing to the glory of his name;
offer to him glorious praise.
3 Say to God: “How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power,
your enemies grovel before you.
4 The whole earth bows down in worship before you,
singing praises to you,
singing praises to your name.” Selah
5 Come and behold the works of God,
the awesome deeds he has done for people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
they crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced in him,
7 for he rules forever by his power.
His eyes keep watch over the nations
so that the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah
8 Bless our God, all you peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard.
9 For he has preserved our lives
and has kept our feet from stumbling.
10 For you, O God, have put us to the test;
you have purified us as silver is refined.
11 You allowed us to be snared in the net
and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 You let our captors ride over our heads,
and we went through fire and water,
but now you have afforded us relief.
13 I will enter your house with burnt offerings
and carry out my vows to you,
14 the vows that my lips pronounced
and my mouth promised when I was in distress.
15 I will offer burnt offerings of fat animals
with the smoke of burning rams;
I will sacrifice to you bulls and goats. Selah
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
while I relate what he has done for me.
17 I lifted up my voice in prayer to him;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had harbored evil in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God truly did listen,
and he was attentive to the words of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
because he did not reject my prayer
or withhold his kindness from me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 66:1
- Psalm 66:1
- Psalm 66:1
- Psalm 66:2
- Psalm 66:5
- Psalm 66:6
- Psalm 66:8
- Psalm 66:9
- Psalm 66:11
- Psalm 66:12
- Psalm 66:13
- Psalm 66:17
- Psalm 66:17
- Psalm 66:18
- Psalm 66:20
