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Psalm 66-69
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Psalm 66-69
New Living Translation
Psalm 66
For the choir director: A song. A psalm.
1 Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
2 Sing about the glory of his name!
Tell the world how glorious he is.
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
4 Everything on earth will worship you;
they will sing your praises,
shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude
5 Come and see what our God has done,
what awesome miracles he performs for people!
6 He made a dry path through the Red Sea,[a]
and his people went across on foot.
There we rejoiced in him.
7 For by his great power he rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations;
let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
8 Let the whole world bless our God
and loudly sing his praises.
9 Our lives are in his hands,
and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
10 You have tested us, O God;
you have purified us like silver.
11 You captured us in your net
and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
12 Then you put a leader over us.[b]
We went through fire and flood,
but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
13 Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
to fulfill the vows I made to you—
14 yes, the sacred vows that I made
when I was in deep trouble.
15 That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you—
the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma,
and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude
16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,
and I will tell you what he did for me.
17 For I cried out to him for help,
praising him as I spoke.
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
19 But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
20 Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
or withdraw his unfailing love from me.
Psalm 67
For the choir director: A song. A psalm, to be accompanied by stringed instruments.
1 May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us. Interlude
2 May your ways be known throughout the earth,
your saving power among people everywhere.
3 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
4 Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world. Interlude
5 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
6 Then the earth will yield its harvests,
and God, our God, will richly bless us.
7 Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him.
Psalm 68
For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.
1 Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.
2 Blow them away like smoke.
Melt them like wax in a fire.
Let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
3 But let the godly rejoice.
Let them be glad in God’s presence.
Let them be filled with joy.
4 Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.[c]
His name is the Lord—
rejoice in his presence!
5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
6 God places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
7 O God, when you led your people out from Egypt,
when you marched through the dry wasteland, Interlude
8 the earth trembled, and the heavens poured down rain
before you, the God of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.
9 You sent abundant rain, O God,
to refresh the weary land.
10 There your people finally settled,
and with a bountiful harvest, O God,
you provided for your needy people.
11 The Lord gives the word,
and a great army[d] brings the good news.
12 Enemy kings and their armies flee,
while the women of Israel divide the plunder.
13 Even those who lived among the sheepfolds found treasures—
doves with wings of silver
and feathers of gold.
14 The Almighty scattered the enemy kings
like a blowing snowstorm on Mount Zalmon.
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic,
with many peaks stretching high into the sky.
16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains,
at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,
where the Lord himself will live forever?
17 Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots,
the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.
18 When you ascended to the heights,
you led a crowd of captives.
You received gifts from the people,
even from those who rebelled against you.
Now the Lord God will live among us there.
19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms. Interlude
20 Our God is a God who saves!
The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.
21 But God will smash the heads of his enemies,
crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring my enemies down from Bashan;
I will bring them up from the depths of the sea.
23 You, my people, will wash[e] your feet in their blood,
and even your dogs will get their share!”
24 Your procession has come into view, O God—
the procession of my God and King as he goes into the sanctuary.
25 Singers are in front, musicians behind;
between them are young women playing tambourines.
26 Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the Lord, the source of Israel’s life.
27 Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.
28 Summon your might, O God.[f]
Display your power, O God, as you have in the past.
29 The kings of the earth are bringing tribute
to your Temple in Jerusalem.
30 Rebuke these enemy nations—
these wild animals lurking in the reeds,
this herd of bulls among the weaker calves.
Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute.
Scatter the nations that delight in war.
31 Let Egypt come with gifts of precious metals[g];
let Ethiopia[h] bring tribute to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth.
Sing praises to the Lord. Interlude
33 Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.
34 Tell everyone about God’s power.
His majesty shines down on Israel;
his strength is mighty in the heavens.
35 God is awesome in his sanctuary.
The God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.
Praise be to God!
Psalm 69
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Lilies.”
1 Save me, O God,
for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
2 Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
I can’t find a foothold.
I am in deep water,
and the floods overwhelm me.
3 I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
4 Those who hate me without cause
outnumber the hairs on my head.
Many enemies try to destroy me with lies,
demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
5 O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.
6 Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me,
O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated,
O God of Israel.
7 For I endure insults for your sake;
humiliation is written all over my face.
8 Even my own brothers pretend they don’t know me;
they treat me like a stranger.
9 Passion for your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
10 When I weep and fast,
they scoff at me.
11 When I dress in burlap to show sorrow,
they make fun of me.
12 I am the favorite topic of town gossip,
and all the drunks sing about me.
13 But I keep praying to you, Lord,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mud;
don’t let me sink any deeper!
Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.
15 Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
16 Answer my prayers, O Lord,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
17 Don’t hide from your servant;
answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
18 Come and redeem me;
free me from my enemies.
19 You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.
You see all that my enemies are doing.
20 Their insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
If only one person would show some pity;
if only one would turn and comfort me.
21 But instead, they give me poison[i] for food;
they offer me sour wine for my thirst.
22 Let the bountiful table set before them become a snare
and their prosperity become a trap.[j]
23 Let their eyes go blind so they cannot see,
and make their bodies shake continually.[k]
24 Pour out your fury on them;
consume them with your burning anger.
25 Let their homes become desolate
and their tents be deserted.
26 To the one you have punished, they add insult to injury;
they add to the pain of those you have hurt.
27 Pile their sins up high,
and don’t let them go free.
28 Erase their names from the Book of Life;
don’t let them be counted among the righteous.
29 I am suffering and in pain.
Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.
30 Then I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
31 For this will please the Lord more than sacrificing cattle,
more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves.
32 The humble will see their God at work and be glad.
Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.
33 For the Lord hears the cries of the needy;
he does not despise his imprisoned people.
34 Praise him, O heaven and earth,
the seas and all that move in them.
35 For God will save Jerusalem[l]
and rebuild the towns of Judah.
His people will live there
and settle in their own land.
36 The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land,
and those who love him will live there in safety.
Footnotes
- 66:6 Hebrew the sea.
- 66:12 Or You made people ride over our heads.
- 68:4 Or rides through the deserts.
- 68:11 Or a host of women.
- 68:23 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads shatter.
- 68:28 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek and Syriac versions; most Hebrew manuscripts read Your God has commanded your strength.
- 68:31a Or of rich cloth.
- 68:31b Hebrew Cush.
- 69:21 Or gall.
- 69:22 Greek version reads Let their bountiful table set before them become a snare, / a trap that makes them think all is well. / Let their blessings cause them to stumble, / and let them get what they deserve. Compare Rom 11:9.
- 69:23 Greek version reads and let their backs be bent forever. Compare Rom 11:10.
- 69:35 Hebrew Zion.
Psalm 66-69
New International Version
Psalm 66-69
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Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth!(A)
2 Sing the glory of his name;(B)
make his praise glorious.(C)
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!(D)
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe(E) before you.
4 All the earth bows down(F) to you;
they sing praise(G) to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”[a]
5 Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds(H) for mankind!
6 He turned the sea into dry land,(I)
they passed through(J) the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice(K) in him.
7 He rules forever(L) by his power,
his eyes watch(M) the nations—
let not the rebellious(N) rise up against him.
8 Praise(O) our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9 he has preserved our lives(P)
and kept our feet from slipping.(Q)
10 For you, God, tested(R) us;
you refined us like silver.(S)
11 You brought us into prison(T)
and laid burdens(U) on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads;(V)
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.(W)
13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(X)
and fulfill my vows(Y) to you—
14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15 I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.(Z)
16 Come and hear,(AA) all you who fear God;
let me tell(AB) you what he has done for me.
17 I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;(AC)
19 but God has surely listened
and has heard(AD) my prayer.
20 Praise be to God,
who has not rejected(AE) my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
Psalm 67[b]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face shine on us—[c](AF)
2 so that your ways may be known on earth,
your salvation(AG) among all nations.(AH)
3 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.(AI)
4 May the nations be glad and sing for joy,(AJ)
for you rule the peoples with equity(AK)
and guide the nations of the earth.(AL)
5 May the peoples praise you, God;
may all the peoples praise you.
6 The land yields its harvest;(AM)
God, our God, blesses us.(AN)
7 May God bless us still,
so that all the ends of the earth(AO) will fear him.(AP)
Psalm 68[d]
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. A song.
1 May God arise,(AQ) may his enemies be scattered;(AR)
may his foes flee(AS) before him.
2 May you blow them away like smoke—(AT)
as wax melts(AU) before the fire,
may the wicked perish(AV) before God.
3 But may the righteous be glad
and rejoice(AW) before God;
may they be happy and joyful.
4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,(AX)
extol him who rides on the clouds[e](AY);
rejoice before him—his name is the Lord.(AZ)
5 A father to the fatherless,(BA) a defender of widows,(BB)
is God in his holy dwelling.(BC)
6 God sets the lonely(BD) in families,[f](BE)
he leads out the prisoners(BF) with singing;
but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.(BG)
7 When you, God, went out(BH) before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness,[g](BI)
8 the earth shook,(BJ) the heavens poured down rain,(BK)
before God, the One of Sinai,(BL)
before God, the God of Israel.(BM)
9 You gave abundant showers,(BN) O God;
you refreshed your weary inheritance.
10 Your people settled in it,
and from your bounty,(BO) God, you provided(BP) for the poor.
11 The Lord announces the word,
and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng:(BQ)
12 “Kings and armies flee(BR) in haste;
the women at home divide the plunder.(BS)
13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[h](BT)
the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
its feathers with shining gold.”
14 When the Almighty[i] scattered(BU) the kings in the land,
it was like snow fallen on Mount Zalmon.(BV)
15 Mount Bashan,(BW) majestic mountain,(BX)
Mount Bashan, rugged mountain,
16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
at the mountain where God chooses(BY) to reign,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(BZ)
17 The chariots(CA) of God are tens of thousands
and thousands of thousands;(CB)
the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[j]
18 When you ascended(CC) on high,(CD)
you took many captives;(CE)
you received gifts from people,(CF)
even from[k] the rebellious(CG)—
that you,[l] Lord God, might dwell there.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,(CH)
who daily bears our burdens.(CI)
20 Our God is a God who saves;(CJ)
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.(CK)
21 Surely God will crush the heads(CL) of his enemies,
the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
22 The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan;
I will bring them from the depths of the sea,(CM)
23 that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes,(CN)
while the tongues of your dogs(CO) have their share.”
24 Your procession, God, has come into view,
the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.(CP)
25 In front are the singers,(CQ) after them the musicians;(CR)
with them are the young women playing the timbrels.(CS)
26 Praise God in the great congregation;(CT)
praise the Lord in the assembly of Israel.(CU)
27 There is the little tribe(CV) of Benjamin,(CW) leading them,
there the great throng of Judah’s princes,
and there the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.(CX)
28 Summon your power,(CY) God[m];
show us your strength,(CZ) our God, as you have done(DA) before.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem
kings will bring you gifts.(DB)
30 Rebuke the beast(DC) among the reeds,(DD)
the herd of bulls(DE) among the calves of the nations.
Humbled, may the beast bring bars of silver.
Scatter the nations(DF) who delight in war.(DG)
31 Envoys will come from Egypt;(DH)
Cush[n](DI) will submit herself to God.
32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth,(DJ)
sing praise(DK) to the Lord,
33 to him who rides(DL) across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens,
who thunders(DM) with mighty voice.(DN)
34 Proclaim the power(DO) of God,
whose majesty(DP) is over Israel,
whose power is in the heavens.
35 You, God, are awesome(DQ) in your sanctuary;(DR)
the God of Israel gives power and strength(DS) to his people.(DT)
Praise be to God!(DU)
Psalm 69[o]
For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David.
1 Save me, O God,
for the waters(DV) have come up to my neck.(DW)
2 I sink in the miry depths,(DX)
where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
the floods engulf me.
3 I am worn out calling for help;(DY)
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(DZ)
looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me(EA) without reason(EB)
outnumber the hairs of my head;
many are my enemies without cause,(EC)
those who seek to destroy me.(ED)
I am forced to restore
what I did not steal.
6 Lord, the Lord Almighty,
may those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me;
God of Israel,
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me.
7 For I endure scorn(EG) for your sake,(EH)
and shame covers my face.(EI)
8 I am a foreigner to my own family,
a stranger to my own mother’s children;(EJ)
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,(EK)
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.(EL)
10 When I weep and fast,(EM)
I must endure scorn;
11 when I put on sackcloth,(EN)
people make sport of me.
12 Those who sit at the gate(EO) mock me,
and I am the song of the drunkards.(EP)
13 But I pray to you, Lord,
in the time of your favor;(EQ)
in your great love,(ER) O God,
answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
from the deep waters.(ES)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(ET) engulf me
or the depths swallow me up(EU)
or the pit close its mouth over me.(EV)
16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(EW)
in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(EX) from your servant;
answer me quickly,(EY) for I am in trouble.(EZ)
18 Come near and rescue me;
deliver(FA) me because of my foes.
19 You know how I am scorned,(FB) disgraced and shamed;
all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters,(FC) but I found none.(FD)
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar(FE) for my thirst.(FF)
22 May the table set before them become a snare;
may it become retribution and[p] a trap.(FG)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
and their backs be bent forever.(FH)
24 Pour out your wrath(FI) on them;
let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(FJ)
let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(FK)
26 For they persecute those you wound
and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(FL)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(FM)
do not let them share in your salvation.(FN)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(FO)
and not be listed with the righteous.(FP)
29 But as for me, afflicted and in pain—
may your salvation, God, protect me.(FQ)
30 I will praise God’s name in song(FR)
and glorify him(FS) with thanksgiving.
31 This will please the Lord more than an ox,
more than a bull with its horns and hooves.(FT)
32 The poor will see and be glad(FU)—
you who seek God, may your hearts live!(FV)
33 The Lord hears the needy(FW)
and does not despise his captive people.
Footnotes
- Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.
- Psalm 67:1 In Hebrew texts 67:1-7 is numbered 67:2-8.
- Psalm 67:1 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 4.
- Psalm 68:1 In Hebrew texts 68:1-35 is numbered 68:2-36.
- Psalm 68:4 Or name, / prepare the way for him who rides through the deserts
- Psalm 68:6 Or the desolate in a homeland
- Psalm 68:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 19 and 32.
- Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
- Psalm 68:14 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
- Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
- Psalm 68:18 Or they
- Psalm 68:28 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Your God has summoned power for you
- Psalm 68:31 That is, the upper Nile region
- Psalm 69:1 In Hebrew texts 69:1-36 is numbered 69:2-37.
- Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become
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