[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!
