Praise for God's Goodness to Israel

To the leader. A Song. A Psalm.

1Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth;

2sing the glory of his name;

give to him glorious praise.

3Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds!

Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.

4All the earth worships you;

they sing praises to you,

sing praises to your name.’ Selah

5Come and see what God has done:

he is awesome in his deeds among mortals.

6He turned the sea into dry land;

they passed through the river on foot.

There we rejoiced in him,

7who rules by his might for ever,

whose eyes keep watch on the nations—

let the rebellious not exalt themselves. Selah

8Bless our God, O peoples,

let the sound of his praise be heard,

9who has kept us among the living,

and has not let our feet slip.

10For you, O God, have tested us;

you have tried us as silver is tried.

11You brought us into the net;

you laid burdens on our backs;

12you let people ride over our heads;

we went through fire and through water;

yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.66.12 Cn Compare Gk Syr Jerome Tg: Heb to a saturation

13I will come into your house with burnt-offerings;

I will pay you my vows,

14those that my lips uttered

and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.

15I will offer to you burnt-offerings of fatlings,

with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;

I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

16Come and hear, all you who fear God,

and I will tell what he has done for me.

17I cried aloud to him,

and he was extolled with my tongue.

18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

19But truly God has listened;

he has given heed to the words of my prayer.

20Blessed be God,

because he has not rejected my prayer

or removed his steadfast love from me.