• Psalm 66
• Jubilate Deo

¹ Be joyful in God, all you lands; *

sing the glory of his Name;

sing the glory of his praise.

² Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! *

because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you.

³ All the earth bows down before you, *

sings to you, sings out your Name."

⁴ Come now and see the works of God, *

how wonderful he is in his doing toward all people.

⁵ He turned the sea into dry land,

so that they went through the water on foot, *

and there we rejoiced in him.

⁶ In his might he rules for ever;

his eyes keep watch over the nations; *

let no rebel rise up against him.

⁷ Bless our God, you peoples; *

make the voice of his praise to be heard;

⁸ Who holds our souls in life, *

and will not allow our feet to slip.

⁹ For you, O God, have proved us; *

you have tried us just as silver is tried.

¹⁰ You brought us into the snare; *

you laid heavy burdens upon our backs.

¹¹ You let enemies ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water; *

but you brought us out into a place of refreshment.

¹² I will enter your house with burnt-offerings

and will pay you my vows, *

which I promised with my lips

and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble.

¹³ I will offer you sacrifices of fat beasts

with the smoke of rams; *

I will give you oxen and goats.

¹⁴ Come and listen, all you who fear God, *

and I will tell you what he has done for me.

¹⁵ I called out to him with my mouth, *

and his praise was on my tongue.

¹⁶ If I had found evil in my heart, *

the Lord would not have heard me;

¹⁷ But in truth God has heard me; *

he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

¹⁸ Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, *

nor withheld his love from me.