Psalms 66

Come and see what God has done

Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!a ²Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.b ³Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.c

⁴Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interluded ⁵Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people! ⁶He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

⁷For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude ⁸Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises. ⁹Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling.e

¹⁰You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver.f ¹¹You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs. ¹²Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.g

¹³Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you—h ¹⁴yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble. ¹⁵That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you— the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude ¹⁶Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.i

¹⁷For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. ¹⁸If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.j ¹⁹But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.k

²⁰Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.