Psalm 66:1-12

Common English Bible

Psalm 66

For the music leader. A song. A psalm.

66 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!
²    Sing praises to the glory of God’s name!
        Make glorious his praise!
³Say to God:
“How awesome are your works!
    Because of your great strength,
        your enemies cringe before you.
⁴All the earth worships you,
    sings praises to you,
        sings praises to your name!” Selah

⁵Come and see God’s deeds;
    his works for human beings are awesome:
⁶He turned the sea into dry land
    so they could cross the river on foot.
        Right there we rejoiced in him!
⁷God rules with power forever;
    keeps a good eye on the nations.
        So don’t let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸All you nations, bless our God!
Let the sound of his praise be heard!
⁹God preserved us among the living;
he didn’t let our feet slip a bit.

¹⁰But 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.