Psalms 66

66 ¹ Shout for joy to our Father, all the earth! ² Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. ³ Say to our Father, "How awesome are your deeds! By your great power your enemies cringe before you. ⁴ All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name." Selah

⁵ Come and see the works of our Father, awesome in his deeds toward all people. ⁶ He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him. ⁷ He rules by his might forever; his eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸ Bless our Father, all peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, ⁹ who has kept us among the living and has not let our feet slip. ¹⁰ For you, our Father, have tested us; you have refined us as silver is refined. ¹¹ You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our backs. ¹² You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water, yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. ^a a v12 "Ride over our heads" is an ancient expression for being completely dominated and subjugated.

¹³ I will come into your house with burnt offerings; I will pay my vows to you, ¹⁴ the vows my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. ¹⁵ I will offer you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with the smoke of sacrificed rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶ Come and hear, all you who fear our Father, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. ¹⁷ I cried out to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. ¹⁸ If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Sovereign Father would not have listened. ¹⁹ But truly our Father has listened; he has heeded my prayer. ²⁰ Blessed be our Father, who has not rejected my prayer or removed his covenant love from me!