Psalm 66

¹Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!

²Sing praises to the glory of God’s name!

³Say to God:

“How awesome are your works!

Because of your great strength,

⁴All the earth worships you,

sings praises to you,

⁵Come and see God’s deeds;

his works for human beings are awesome:

⁶He turned the sea into dry land

so they could cross the river on foot.

⁷God rules with power forever;

keeps a good eye on the nations.

⁸All you nations, bless our God!

Let the sound of his praise be heard!

⁹God preserved us among the living;

he didn’t let our feet slip a bit.

¹⁰But you, God, have tested us—

you’ve refined us like silver,

¹¹trapped us in a net,

laid burdens on our backs,

¹²let other people run right over our heads—

we’ve been through fire and water.

But you brought us out to freedom!

¹³So I’ll enter your house

I’ll keep the promises I made to you,

¹⁵I will offer the best burned offerings to you

along with the smoke of sacrificed rams.

I will offer both bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶Come close and listen,

all you who honor God;

I will tell you what God has done for me:

¹⁷My mouth cried out to him

with praise on my tongue.

¹⁸If I had cherished evil in my heart,

my Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹But God definitely listened.

He heard the sound of my prayer.

²⁰Bless God! He didn’t reject my prayer;

he didn’t withhold his faithful love from me.