[1] Shout joyfully to God, all the earth! [2] Sing praises to the glory of God’s name! Make glorious his praise! [3] Say to God: “How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength, your enemies cringe before you. [4] All the earth worships you, sings praises to you, sings praises to your name!” Selah [5] Come and see God’s deeds; his works for human beings are awesome: [6] He turned the sea into dry land so they could cross the river on foot. Right there we rejoiced in him! [7] God rules with power forever; keeps a good eye on the nations. So don’t let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah [8] All you nations, bless our God! Let the sound of his praise be heard! [9] God preserved us among the living; he didn’t let our feet slip a bit. [10] But you, God, have tested us—you’ve refined us like silver, [11] trapped us in a net, laid burdens on our backs, [12] let other people run right over our heads—we’ve been through fire and water. But you brought us out to freedom! [13] So I’ll enter your house with entirely burned offerings. I’ll keep the promises I made to you, [14] the ones my lips uttered, the ones my mouth spoke when I was in deep trouble. [15] I will offer the best burned offerings to you along with the smoke of sacrificed rams. I will offer both bulls and goats. Selah [16] Come close and listen, all you who honor God; I will tell you what God has done for me: [17] My mouth cried out to him with praise on my tongue. [18] If I had cherished evil in my heart, my Lord would not have listened. [19] But God definitely listened. He heard the sound of my prayer. [20] Bless God! He didn’t reject my prayer; he didn’t withhold his faithful love from me.
