Psalm 65-66

English Standard Version

O God of Our Salvation

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A Song.

65 Praise ^(A)is due to you,^[a] O God, in Zion,
    and to you shall ^(B)vows be performed.
²O you who ^(C)hear prayer,
    to you ^(D)shall all flesh come.
³When ^(E)iniquities prevail against me,
    you ^(F)atone for our transgressions.
⁴^(G)Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
    to ^(H)dwell in your courts!
We shall be ^(I)satisfied with the goodness of your house,
    the holiness of your temple!

⁵By ^(J)awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness,
    O God of our salvation,
the hope of all ^(K)the ends of the earth
    and of the farthest seas;
⁶the one who by his strength established the mountains,
    being ^(L)girded with might;
⁷who ^(M)stills the roaring of the seas,
    the roaring of their waves,
    ^(N)the tumult of the peoples,
⁸so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs.
You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.

⁹You visit the earth and ^(O)water it;^[b]
    you greatly enrich it;
^(P)the river of God is full of water;
    ^(Q)you provide their grain,
    for so you have prepared it.
¹⁰You water its furrows abundantly,
    settling its ridges,
softening it with ^(R)showers,
    and blessing its growth.
¹¹You crown the year with your bounty;
    your wagon tracks ^(S)overflow with abundance.
¹²^(T)The pastures of the wilderness overflow,
    the hills ^(U)gird themselves with joy,
¹³^(V)the meadows clothe themselves with flocks,
    the valleys deck themselves with grain,
    they ^(W)shout and sing together for joy.

How Awesome Are Your Deeds

To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.

66 ^(X)Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
²    sing the glory of his name;
    ^(Y)give to him glorious praise!
³Say to God, ^(Z)“How awesome are your deeds!
    So great is your power that your enemies ^(AA)come cringing to you.
⁴^(AB)All the earth worships you
    and sings praises to you;
    they sing praises to your name.” Selah

⁵^(AC)Come and see what God has done:
    ^(AD)he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
⁶He ^(AE)turned the sea into dry land;
    they ^(AF)passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
⁷    who rules by his might forever,
whose ^(AG)eyes keep watch on the nations—
    let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸Bless our God, O peoples;
    let the sound of his praise be heard,
⁹who has kept our soul among the living
    and ^(AH)has not let our feet slip.
¹⁰For you, O God, have ^(AI)tested us;
    you have tried us as silver is tried.
¹¹You brought us into ^(AJ)the net;
    you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
¹²you let men ^(AK)ride over our heads;
    we went through fire and through ^(AL)water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

¹³I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
    I will ^(AM)perform my vows to you,
¹⁴that which my lips uttered
    and my mouth promised ^(AN)when I was in trouble.
¹⁵I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,
    with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶^(AO)Come and hear, all you who fear God,
    and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
¹⁷I cried to him with my mouth,
    and high praise was on^[c] my tongue.^[d]
¹⁸If I had ^(AP)cherished iniquity in my heart,
    ^(AQ)the Lord would not have listened.
¹⁹But truly ^(AR)God has listened;
    he has attended to the voice of my prayer.