Psa 66 | NASB1995 | STEP | For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. Shout joyfully to God , all the earth ;

‏ Psalms 66

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm.

1 ^aShout joyfully to God, all the earth;
2 Sing the ^bglory of His name;
Make His ^cpraise glorious.
3 Say to God, “How ^dawesome are Your works!
Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will ^{▼▼ Lit deceive
,} ^fgive feigned obedience to You.
4 ^g“All the earth will worship You,
And will ^hsing praises to You;
They will sing praises to Your name.” ^{▼▼ Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude}Selah.

5 ^jCome and see the works of God,
Who is ^kawesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
6 He ^lturned the sea into dry land;
They passed through ^mthe river on foot;
There let us ⁿrejoice in Him!
7 He ^orules by His might forever;
His ^peyes keep watch on the nations;
Let not the rebellious ^qexalt themselves. Selah.

8 Bless our God, O peoples,
And ^{▼▼ Lit cause to hear the sound of His praise
,} ^ssound His praise abroad,
9 Who ^{▼▼ Lit puts our soul in life
,} ^ukeeps us in life
And ^vdoes not allow our feet to ^{▼▼ Or dodder, stumble}slip.
10 For You have ^xtried us, O God;
You have ^yrefined us as silver is refined.
11 You ^zbrought us into the net;
You laid an oppressive burden upon our loins.
12 You made men ^aaride over our heads;
We went through ^abfire and through water,
Yet You ^acbrought us out into a place of abundance.
13 I shall ^adcome into Your house with burnt offerings;
I shall ^aepay You my vows,
14 Which my lips uttered
And my mouth spoke when I was ^afin distress.
15 I shall ^agoffer to You burnt offerings of fat beasts,
With the smoke of ^ahrams;
I shall make an offering of ^{▼▼ Or cattle}bulls with male goats. Selah.

16 ^ajCome and hear, all who ^{▼▼ Or revere}fear God,
And I will ^altell of what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And ^{▼▼ Or praise was under my tongue}He was ^anextolled with my tongue.
18 If I ^{▼▼ Or had regarded
,} ^apregard wickedness in my heart,
The ^aqLord ^{▼▼ Or would}will not ^{▼▼ Or have heard}hear;
19 But certainly ^atGod has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
20 ^auBlessed be God,
Who ^avhas not turned away my prayer
Nor His lovingkindness from me.