Psalms 66
66
Thank You, Lord
For the Pure and Shining One
A song of awakening # 66 As translated from the inscription found in the Septuagint.
1Everyone everywhere, lift up your joyful shout to God!
2Sing your songs tuned to his glory!
Tell the world how wonderful he is.
3For he’s the awe-inspiring God, great and glorious in power!
We’ve never seen anything like him!
Mighty in miracles, you cause your enemies to tremble.
No wonder they all surrender and bow before you!
4All the earth will bow down to worship;
all the earth will sing your glories forever!
Pause in his presence
5Everyone will say, “Come and see the incredible things God has done;
it will take your breath away!
He multiplies miracles for his people!” # 66:5 The Septuagint reads “His works are more to be feared than the decisions of men.”
6He made a highway going right through the Red Sea
as the Hebrews passed through on dry ground,
exploding with joyous excitement over the miracles of God.
7In his great and mighty power he rules forever,
watching over every movement of every nation.
So beware, rebel lands; he knows how to humble you!
Pause in his presence
8Praise God, all you peoples.
Praise him everywhere and let everyone know you love him!
9There’s no doubt about it: God holds our lives safely in his hands.
He’s the one who keeps us faithfully following him.
10O Lord, we have passed through your fire;
like precious metal made pure,
you’ve proved us, perfected us, and made us holy.
11You’ve captured us, ensnared us in your net.
Then, like prisoners, you placed chains around our necks. # 66:11 Or “you attached suffering to our hips.”
12You’ve allowed our enemies to prevail against us.
We’ve passed through fire and flood,
yet in the end you always bring us out better than we were before,
saturated with your goodness. # 66:12 Or “you brought us out into a wide-open space [a place of rest].”
13I come before your presence with my sacrifice.
I’ll give you all that I’ve promised, everything I have.
14When I was overcome in my anguish,
I promised to give you my sacrifice.
Here it is! All that I said I would offer you is yours.
15I’ll throw it all—the best I have to bring—into the fire
as the fragrance of my sacrifice ascends unto you. # 66:15 The literal Hebrew describes the sacrifice as “burnt offerings of fat beasts and the smoke of rams, bulls, and male goats.”
Pause in his presence
16All you lovers of God who want to please him,
come and listen, and I’ll tell you what he did for me.
17I cried aloud to him with all my heart, and he answered me!
Now my mouth overflows with the highest praise.
18Yet if I had closed my eyes to my sin, # 66:18 Or “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart.”
the Lord God would have closed his ears to my prayer.
19But praises rise to God,
for he paid attention to my prayer and answered my cry to him!
20I will forever praise this God who didn’t close his heart when I prayed
and never said no when I asked him for help.
He never once refused to show me his tender love.
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66
Praise for God’s Mighty Acts
For the choir director. A song. A psalm.
1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth! # Ps 98:4; 100:1
2Sing about the glory of His name;
make His praise glorious. # 1Ch 16:29; Ps 48:10
3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength. # Ps 18:44; 47:2; 145:6
4All the earth will worship You
and sing praise to You.
They will sing praise to Your name.” # Ps 72:11; Is 66:23; Zph 2:11Selah
5Come and see the wonders of God; # Ps 46:8
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.
6He turned the sea into dry land,
and they crossed the river on foot. # Ex 14:21; Ps 106:9
There we rejoiced in Him. # Ex 15:1-21
7He rules forever by His might;
He keeps His eye on the nations. # Ps 14:2; 33:13-14; Pr 15:3
The rebellious should not exalt themselves. # Ps 140:8Selah
8Praise our God, you peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard. # Ps 98:4
9He keeps us alive # Lit He sets our soul in life
and does not allow our feet to slip. # Ps 94:18; 121:3
10For You, God, tested us;
You refined us as silver is refined. # Jb 23:10; Ps 17:3; Is 48:10
11You lured us into a trap;
You placed burdens on our backs. # Lm 1:13; Ezk 12:13; 17:20
12You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but You brought us out to abundance. # Or a place of satisfaction # Ps 18:19; Is 43:2
13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay You my vows # Ps 22:25; 116:14; Ec 5:4
14that my lips promised
and my mouth spoke during my distress. # Ps 18:6
15I will offer You fattened sheep as burnt offerings,
with the fragrant smoke of rams;
I will sacrifice oxen with goats. # Nm 6:14; Ps 51:19Selah
16Come and listen, all who fear God,
and I will tell what He has done for me. # Ps 9:1; 34:11; 71:15,24
17I cried out to Him with my mouth,
and praise was on my tongue. # Ps 35:28
18If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened. # Jb 36:21; Jn 9:31
19However, God has listened;
He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer. # Ps 116:1-2
20May God be praised!
He has not turned away my prayer
or turned His faithful love from me. # Ps 22:24; 68:35
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