Psalms 66:1-20

LEB(i) 1 For the music director. A song. A psalm.*
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth. 2 Sing the glory of his name. Set forth his glorious praise.* 3 Say to God, "How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you. 4 All the earth will bow in worship to you, and sing praise to you. They will sing the praise of your name." Selah 5 Come and consider* the works of God; he is awesome in his dealings* with the children of humankind. 6 He turned the sea into dry ground; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him. 7 He rules by his might forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.* Selah 8 Bless our God, O peoples, and cause the sound of his praise to be heard, 9 the one who has kept our soul among the living, and has not allowed our foot to slip. 10 For you have tested us, O God; you have tried us as silver is tried. 11 You brought us into the net; you placed a heavy burden* on our backs. 12 You let men* ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you have brought us out to the place of abundance.* 13 I will come into your house* with burnt offerings. I will pay to you my vows 14 that my lips uttered, and my mouth spoke in my distress. 15 Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you, with the smoke of rams. I will do* cattle with rams. Selah 16 Come and hear, all you God-fearers, and I will tell what he has done for me.* 17 I called to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.* 18 If I had considered evil in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 However, God has listened; he has attended to the sound of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer, or his loyal love from me.