Psalm 66:8-20

International Standard Version

⁸ Bless our God, people,
    and let the sound of his praise be heard.
⁹ He gives us life
    and does not permit our feet to slip.
¹⁰ For you, God, tested us,
    to purify us like fine silver.
¹¹ You have led us into a trap^[a]
    and set burdens on our backs.
¹² You caused men to ride over us.^[b]
    You brought us through fire and water,
        but you led us to abundance.

¹³ I will come to your house with burnt offerings.
    I will fulfill my vows to you
¹⁴ that my lips uttered and that my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat,
    along with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams.
        I will offer bulls along with goats.
Interlude

¹⁶ Come and listen, all of you who fear God,
    and I will tell you what he did for me.
¹⁷ I called aloud to him
    and praised him with my tongue.
¹⁸ Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart,
    the Lord would not listen to me.
¹⁹ Surely God has heard,
    and he paid attention to my^[c] prayers.
²⁰ Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers
    nor his gracious love from me.