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Psalm 66
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Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!
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Sing about the glory of his name!
Tell the world how glorious he is.
- Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds!
Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.
- Everything on earth will worship you;
they will sing your praises,
shouting your name in glorious songs." Interlude
- Come and see what our God has done,
what awesome miracles he performs for people!
- He made a dry path through the Red Sea,
and his people went across on foot.
There we rejoiced in him.
- For by his great power he rules forever.
He watches every movement of the nations;
let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude
- Let the whole world bless our God
and loudly sing his praises.
- Our lives are in his hands,
and he keeps our feet from stumbling.
- You have tested us, O God;
you have purified us like silver.
- You captured us in your net
and laid the burden of slavery on our backs.
- Then you put a leader over us.
We went through fire and flood,
but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
- Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings
to fulfill the vows I made to you--
- yes, the sacred vows that I made
when I was in deep trouble.
- 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
- Come and listen, all you who fear God,
and I will tell you what he did for me.
- For I cried out to him for help,
praising him as I spoke.
- If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
- But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.
- Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer
or withdraw his unfailing love from me.