Psalm 66-70

Christian Standard Bible

⁵ Come and see the wonders of God;^(E)
his acts for humanity^[a] are awe-inspiring.
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land,
and they crossed the river on foot.^(F)
There we rejoiced in him.^(G)
7 He rules forever by his might;
he keeps his eye on the nations.^(H)
The rebellious should not exalt themselves.^(I)Selah
⁸ Bless our God, you peoples;
let the sound of his praise be heard.^(J)
9 He keeps us alive^[b]
and does not allow our feet to slip.^(K)

¹⁰ For you, God, tested us;
you refined us as silver is refined.^(L)
11 You lured us into a trap;
you placed burdens on our backs.^(M)
12 You let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us out to abundance.^[c](N)

¹³ I will enter your house with burnt offerings;
I will pay you my vows^(O)
14 that my lips promised
and my mouth spoke during my distress.^(P)
15 I will offer you fattened sheep as burnt offerings,
with the fragrant smoke of rams;
I will sacrifice bulls with goats.^(Q)Selah

¹⁶ Come and listen, all who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for me.^(R)
17 I cried out to him with my mouth,
and praise was on my tongue.^(S)
18 If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.^(T)
19 However, God has listened;
he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.^(U)
20 Blessed be God!
He has not turned away my prayer
or turned his faithful love from me.^(V)

³ Let the peoples praise you, God;
let all the peoples praise you.^(Y)
4 Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for you judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth.^(Z)Selah
⁵ Let the peoples praise you, God,
let all the peoples praise you.^(AA)

⁶ The earth has produced its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.^(AB)
7 God will bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear him.^(AC)

⁴ Sing to God! Sing praises to his name.
Exalt him who rides on the clouds^[d]—
his name is the Lord^[e]—and celebrate before him.^(AG)
5 God in his holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.^(AH)
6 God provides homes for those who are deserted.
He leads out the prisoners to prosperity,^[f]
but the rebellious live in a scorched land.^(AI)

⁷ God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the desert,Selah
⁸ the earth trembled and the skies poured rain
before God, the God of Sinai,^[g]
before God, the God of Israel.^(AJ)
9 You, God, showered abundant rain;
you revived your inheritance when it languished.^(AK)
10 Your people settled in it;
God, you provided for the poor by your goodness.^(AL)

¹¹ The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news:^(AM)
12 “The kings of the armies flee—they flee!”
She who stays at home divides the spoil.^(AN)
13 While^[h] you lie among the sheep pens,^[i]
the wings of a dove are covered with silver,
and its feathers with glistening gold.^(AO)
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in the land,
it snowed on Zalmon.^[j](AP)

¹⁵ Mount Bashan is God’s towering mountain;
Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.^(AQ)
16 Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,
at the mountain God desired for his abode?
The Lord will dwell there forever!^(AR)
17 God’s chariots are tens of thousands,
thousands and thousands;^(AS)
the Lord is among them in the sanctuary^[k]
as he was at Sinai.^(AT)
18 You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
you received gifts from^[l] people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might dwell there.^[m](AU)

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord!
Day after day he bears our burdens;
God is our salvation.^(AV)Selah
²⁰ Our God is a God of salvation,
and escape from death belongs to the Lord my Lord.^(AW)
21 Surely God crushes the heads of his enemies,
the hairy brow of one who goes on in his guilty acts.^(AX)
22 The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan;
I will bring them back from the depths of the sea^(AY)
23 so that your foot may wade^[n] in blood
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.”^(AZ)
24 People have seen your procession, God,
the procession of my God,
my King, in the sanctuary.^(BA)
25 Singers lead the way,
with musicians following;
among them are young women
playing tambourines.^(BB)
26 Bless God in the assemblies;
bless the Lord from the fountain of Israel.^(BC)
27 There is Benjamin, the youngest, leading them,
the rulers of Judah in their assembly,^[o]
the rulers of Zebulun, the rulers of Naphtali.^(BD)

²⁸ Your God has decreed your strength.
Show your strength, God,
you who have acted on our behalf.^(BE)
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem,
kings will bring tribute to you.^(BF)
30 Rebuke the beast in the reeds,
the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples.^(BG)
Trample underfoot those with bars of silver.^[p]
Scatter the peoples who take pleasure in war.^(BH)
31 Ambassadors will come^[q] from Egypt;
Cush will stretch out its hands to God.^(BI)

³² Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth;
sing praise to the Lord,^(BJ)Selah
³³ to him who rides in the ancient, highest heavens.^(BK)
Look, he thunders with his powerful voice!^(BL)
34 Ascribe power to God.
His majesty is over Israel;
his power is among the clouds.^(BM)
35 God, you are awe-inspiring in your sanctuaries.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Blessed be God!^(BN)

⁵ God, you know my foolishness,
and my guilty acts are not hidden from you.^(BU)
6 Do not let those who put their hope in you
be disgraced because of me,
Lord God of Armies;
do not let those who seek you
be humiliated because of me,
God of Israel.^(BV)
7 For I have endured insults because of you,
and shame has covered my face.^(BW)
8 I have become a stranger to my brothers
and a foreigner to my mother’s sons^(BX)
9 because zeal for your house has consumed me,^(BY)
and the insults of those who insult you
have fallen on me.^(BZ)
10 I mourned and fasted,
but it brought me insults.^(CA)
11 I wore sackcloth as my clothing,
and I was a joke to them.
¹² Those who sit at the city gate talk about me,
and drunkards make up songs about me.^(CB)

¹³ But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to you is for a time of favor.
In your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with your sure salvation.^(CC)
14 Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.
Let me be rescued from those who hate me
and from the deep water.^(CD)
15 Don’t let the floodwaters sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up;
don’t let the Pit close its mouth over me.^(CE)
16 Answer me, Lord,
for your faithful love is good.
In keeping with your abundant compassion,
turn to me.^(CF)
17 Don’t hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress.
Answer me quickly!^(CG)
18 Come near to me and redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies.^(CH)

¹⁹ You know the insults I endure—
my shame and disgrace.
You are aware of all my adversaries.^(CI)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.^(CJ)
21 Instead, they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst
they gave me vinegar to drink.^(CK)

²² Let their table set before them be a snare,
and let it be a trap for their allies.^(CL)
23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see,
and let their hips continually quake.^(CM)
24 Pour out your rage on them,
and let your burning anger overtake them.^(CN)
25 Make their fortification desolate;
may no one live in their tents.^(CO)
26 For they persecute the one you struck
and talk about the pain of those you wounded.^(CP)
27 Charge them with crime on top of crime;
do not let them share in your righteousness.^(CQ)
28 Let them be erased from the book of life
and not be recorded with the righteous.^(CR)

²⁹ But as for me—poor and in pain—
let your salvation protect me, God.^(CS)
30 I will praise God’s name with song
and exalt him with thanksgiving.^(CT)
31 That will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with horns and hooves.^(CU)
32 The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!^(CV)
33 For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
his own who are prisoners.^(CW)

³⁴ Let heaven and earth praise him,
the seas and everything that moves in them,^(CX)
35 for God will save Zion
and build up^[r] the cities of Judah.
They will live there and possess it.^(CY)
36 The descendants of his servants will inherit it,
and those who love his name will live in it.^(CZ)

² Let those who seek to kill me
be disgraced and confounded;
let those who wish me harm
be turned back and humiliated.
³ Let those who say, “Aha, aha!”
retreat because of their shame.^(DC)

⁴ Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
let those who love your salvation
continually say, “God is great!” ^(DD)
5 I am oppressed and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.^(DE)