1 | Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; |
2 | sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! |
3 | Say to God, "How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee. |
4 | All the earth worships thee; they sing praises to thee, sing praises to thy name." [Selah] |
5 | Come and see what God has done: he is terrible in his deeds among men. |
6 | He turned the sea into dry land; men passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, |
7 | who rules by his might for ever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations -- let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah] |
8 | Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, |
9 | who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. |
10 | For thou, O God, hast tested us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried. |
11 | Thou didst bring us into the net; thou didst lay affliction on our loins; |
12 | thou didst let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet thou hast brought us forth to a spacious place. |
13 | I will come into thy house with burnt offerings; I will pay thee my vows, |
14 | that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. |
15 | I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. [Selah] |
16 | Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. |
17 | I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. |
18 | If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
19 | But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the voice of my prayer. |
20 | Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! |