Psalm 66

Praise for God’s Mighty Acts

For the choir director. A song. A psalm.

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!(A)
Sing about the glory of His name;
make His praise glorious.(B)
Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are Your works!
Your enemies will cringe before You
because of Your great strength.(C)
All the earth will worship You
and sing praise to You.
They will sing praise to Your name.”(D)Selah

Come and see the wonders of God;(E)
His acts for humanity are awe-inspiring.
He turned the sea into dry land,
and they crossed the river on foot.(F)
There we rejoiced in Him.(G)
He rules forever by His might;
He keeps His eye on the nations.(H)
The rebellious should not exalt themselves.(I)Selah
Praise our God, you peoples;
let the sound of His praise be heard.(J)
He keeps us alive[a]
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.[b](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 oxen 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 May God be praised!
He has not turned away my prayer
or turned His faithful love from me.(V)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 66:9 Lit He sets our soul in life
  2. Psalm 66:12 Or a place of satisfaction

Psalm 66

For the choir director; a song; a psalm.

Shout happily to Elohim, all the earth!
Make music to praise the glory of his name.
    Make his praise glorious.
Say to Elohim,
    “How awe-inspiring are your deeds!
    Your power is so great that your enemies will cringe in front of you.
The whole earth will worship you.
    It will make music to praise you.
        It will make music to praise your name.” Selah
Come and see what Elohim has done—
    his awe-inspiring deeds for Adam’s descendants.
He turned the sea into dry land.
    They crossed the river on foot.
        We rejoiced because of what he did there.
He rules forever with his might.
    His eyes watch the nations.
        Rebels will not be able to oppose him. Selah

Thank our Elohim, you nations.
    Make the sound of his praise heard.
He has kept us alive
    and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have tested us, O Elohim.
    You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
11 You have trapped us in a net.
    You have laid burdens on our backs.
12 You let people ride over our heads.
    We went through fire and water,
        but then you brought us out and refreshed us.

13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings.
    I will keep my vows to you,
14 the vows made by my lips and spoken by my own mouth
    when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer you a sacrifice of fattened livestock for burnt offerings
    with the smoke from rams.
    I will offer cattle and goats. Selah

16 Come and listen, all who fear Elohim,
    and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 With my mouth I cried out to him.
    High praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had thought about doing anything sinful,
    Adonay would not have listened to me.
19 But Elohim has heard me.
    He has paid attention to my prayer.

20 Thanks be to Elohim,
    who has not rejected my prayer
        or taken away his mercy from me.

Louvor a Deus

Ao diretor do coro. Salmo. Canção.

66 Cantem a Deus com alegria,
    habitantes de toda a terra!
Toquem e cantem cânticos de louvor a ele;
    louvem-no com hinos gloriosos.
Digam a Deus: “As suas obras são maravilhosas,
    o seu poder é tão grande que os seus inimigos se inclinam diante do Senhor, cheios de medo.
O mundo inteiro o adora;
    todos cantam cânticos de louvor em sua honra”. Selah

Venham e vejam as obras que Deus fez;
    as suas maravilhas enchem de temor os seres humanos.
Ele transformou o mar[a] em terra seca,
    e o seu povo atravessou o rio a pé,[b]
    e ali mesmo festejamos pelo que ele fez.
Deus governa o mundo com grande poder,
    os seus olhos vigiam as nações.
    Que ninguém se revolte contra ele. Selah

Que todos os povos louvem o nosso Deus!
    Que os seus cânticos de louvor se ouçam bem alto.
Foi Deus que nos deu a vida,
    e não nos deixa cair.
10 Deus nos submeteu à prova;
    nos purificou como se faz com a prata.
11 Fez com que nós caíssemos na armadilha;
    colocou um fardo muito pesado sobre as nossas costas.
12 Fez com que os nossos inimigos cavalgassem sobre as nossas cabeças;
    passamos pelo fogo e pela água, mas no fim nos deu a liberdade.

13 Agora venho ao seu templo oferecer sacrifícios queimados;
    cumprirei as promessas
14 que lhe fiz quando
    atravessava dificuldades.
15 Trarei animais gordos para os sacrifícios queimados,
    junto com ofertas de carneiros, novilhos e cabritos. Selah

16 Todos vocês que respeitam a Deus venham e escutem,
    porque vou lhes dizer o que ele fez por mim.
17 Com a minha boca o chamarei,
    com a minha língua o louvarei.
18 Se as minhas intenções tivessem sido más,
    o Senhor não teria me escutado.
19 Mas ele ouviu a minha oração
    e me respondeu.
20 Louvado seja Deus, que não se afastou de mim
    e que me mostrou o seu amor fiel.

Footnotes

  1. 66.6 o mar Refere-se a travessia do mar Vermelho. Ver Êx 14.21.
  2. 66.6 atravessou o rio a pé Refere-se à travessia do rio Jordão. Ver Jos 3.14-17.