Psalms 66:5-20

⁵Come, behold the works of God! How terrible his doings among the sons of men!

⁶He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the deep on foot; Then we rejoiced in him.

⁷By his power he ruleth for ever; His eyes are fixed upon the nations; Let not the rebellious exalt themselves! Pause.

⁸O bless our God, ye nations. And make the voice of his praise to be heard!

⁹It is he who preserveth our lives, And suffereth not our feet to stumble.

¹⁰Thou hast, indeed, proved us, O God! Thou hast tried us as silver is tried.

¹¹Thou broughtest us into a snare, And didst lay a heavy burden upon our backs;

¹²Thou didst cause men to ride upon our heads, And we have gone through fire and water: But thou hast brought us to a place of abundance.

¹³I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings! I will pay thee my vows,—

¹⁴The vows which my lips uttered. Which my mouth promised in my trouble.

¹⁵Burnt sacrifices of fatlings will I offer to thee with the fat of rams; Bullocks, with he-goats, will I sacrifice to thee. Pause.

¹⁶Come and hear, all ye who fear God, And I will relate what he hath done for me!

¹⁷I called upon him with my mouth, And praise is now upon my tongue.

¹⁸If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:

¹⁹But surely God hath heard me; He hath had regard to the voice of my supplication.

²⁰Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer, Nor withhold his mercy from me!