Psalms Chapter 66

                                                For the Choir Director. A Psalm. A Song

¹ Make a joyful sound to God, all the earth.

² Sing about his honor;

      make his praise glorious.

³ Say to him, “What you do is so awesome!

      Your enemies feign obedience to you

            out of fear for your power.

⁴ All the earth worships you and praises you;

      they sing praises to you.”                                                

Ps 66:1-4

⁵ Come and see what God has done;

      it’s awesome what he’s done for people.

⁶ He turned the Red Sea into dry ground;

      the people crossed through the Jordan on foot;

      they celebrated over him there.

⁷ He rules by his power forever;

      he keeps watch over the nations;

      the rebellious don’t make an uprising.                            

Ps 66:5-7

⁸ Bless our God, you nations;

      sound his praise abroad.

⁹ He keeps us alive

      and doesn’t let our feet slip.

¹⁰ You’ve tried us, God,

      and refined us like silver.

¹¹ You caught us in your net

      and laid a heavy load in our lap.

¹² You put a ruler over us

      and passed us through fire and water;

      yet you brought us out into a large place.

¹³ I’ll come to your Temple with burnt offerings

      and keep the vows ¹⁴ I made when I was in trouble.

¹⁵ I’ll offer you burnt offerings of healthy animals

            with the smoke of rams;

      I’ll offer bulls and male goats.                                        

Ps 66:8-15

¹⁶ Come and listen, you that respect God,

      and I’ll tell you what he’s done for me.

¹⁷ I appealed to him with my mouth                                       

      and extolled him with my tongue.

¹⁸ If I cherish sinfulness in my heart,

      the LORD won’t hear me.

¹⁹ But he’s certainly heard me;

      he’s listened to my prayer.

²⁰ Bless God,

      who hasn’t ignored my prayer

      or withdrawn his enduring love.

Ps 66:16-20