Psa 66 | LSB | STEP | For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. Make a loud shout to God, all the earth;

Psalms 66

Psalm 66

Come and See the Works of God

For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.

1 Make a loud shout to God, all the earth;
2 Sing praise for the glory of His name;
Establish His praise as glorious.
3 Say to God, “How ^{▼▼Or awesome}fearsome are Your works!
Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will ^{▼▼Lit deceive}cower before You.
4 “All the earth will worship You,
And will sing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” ^{▼▼Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude}Selah.
5 Come and see the works of God,
Who is fearsome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6 He turned the sea into dry land;
They passed through the river on foot;
There let us be glad in Him!
7 He rules by His might forever;
His eyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And ^{▼▼Lit cause to hear the sound of His praise}make the sound of His praise heard,
9 Who ^{▼▼Lit puts our soul in life}establishes us among the living
And does not allow our feet to stumble.
10 For You have tested us, O God;
You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You brought us into the net;
You established an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men ride over our heads;
We went through fire and through water,
Yet You brought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall pay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was in distress.
15 I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts,
With the smoke of rams;
I shall make an offering of ^{▼▼Or cattle}bulls with male goats. Selah.
16 Come and hear, all who ^{▼▼Or reverence}fear God,
And I will recount what He has done for my soul.
17 I called out to Him with my mouth,
And ^{▼▼Lit praise was under}He was exalted with my tongue.
18 If I ^{▼▼Or had regarded}see wickedness in my heart,
The Lord ^{▼▼Or would}will not ^{▼▼Or have heard}hear;
19 But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.