[1] Sing to the Lord, all the earth! [2] Sing of his glorious name! Tell the world how wonderful he is. [3] How awe-inspiring are your deeds, O God! How great your power! No wonder your enemies surrender! [4] All the earth shall worship you and sing of your glories. [5] Come, see the glorious things God has done. What marvelous miracles happen to his people! [6] He made a dry road through the sea for them. They went across on foot. What excitement and joy there was that day! [7] Because of his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations. O rebel lands, he will deflate your pride. [8] Let everyone bless God and sing his praises; [9] for he holds our lives in his hands, and he holds our feet to the path. [10] You have purified us with fire, O Lord, like silver in a crucible. [11] You captured us in your net and laid great burdens on our backs. [12] You sent troops to ride across our broken bodies. We went through fire and flood. But in the end, you brought us into wealth and great abundance. [13] Now I have come to your Temple with burnt offerings to pay my vows. [14] For when I was in trouble, I promised you many offerings. [15] That is why I am bringing you these fat male goats, rams, and calves. The smoke of their sacrifice shall rise before you. [16] Come and hear, all of you who reverence the Lord, and I will tell you what he did for me: [17] For I cried to him for help with praises ready on my tongue. [18] He would not have listened if I had not confessed my sins. [19] But he listened! He heard my prayer! He paid attention to it! [20] Blessed be God, who didn't turn away when I was praying and didn't refuse me his kindness and love.
