Psalm 66*Praise of God, Israel’s Deliverer1For the leader. A song; a psalm. I 2Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; sing of his glorious name; give him glorious praise.a 3Say to God: “How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe. 4All the earth falls in worship before you;b they sing of you, sing of your name!” Selah II 5*Come and see the works of God, awesome in deeds before the children of Adam. 6He changed the sea to dry land; through the river they passed on foot.c There we rejoiced in him, 7who rules by his might forever, His eyes are fixed upon the nations. Let no rebel rise to challenge! Selah 8Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise, 9Who has kept us alive and not allowed our feet to slip.d 10You tested us, O God, tried us as silver tried by fire.e 11You led us into a snare; you bound us at the waist as captives. 12*You let captors set foot on our neck; we went through fire and water; then you led us out to freedom.f III 13I will bring burnt offerings* to your house; to you I will fulfill my vows, 14Which my lips pronounced and my mouth spoke in my distress. 15Burnt offerings of fatlings I will offer you and sacrificial smoke of rams; I will sacrifice oxen and goats. Selah 16Come and hear, all you who fear God, while I recount what has been done for me. 17I called to him with my mouth; praise was upon my tongue. 18Had I cherished evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard. 19But God did hear and listened to my voice in prayer. 20Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer and refuse his mercy. Book IntroductionFootnotesScripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Home |