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Psalm 66
New International Version

### 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!

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 66:1 : Ps 81:1; 84:8; 95:1; 98:4; 100:1
2. Psalm 66:2 : Ps 79:9; 86:9
3. Psalm 66:2 : Isa 42:8, 12; 43:21
4. Psalm 66:3 : S Dt 7:21; S 10:21; Ps 65:5; 106:22; 111:6; 145:6
5. Psalm 66:3 : S 2Sa 22:45
6. Psalm 66:4 : Ps 22:27
7. Psalm 66:4 : Ps 7:17; 67:3
8. Psalm 66:5 : ver 3; Ps 106:22
9. Psalm 66:6 : S Ge 8:1; S Ex 14:22
10. Psalm 66:6 : 1Co 10:1
11. Psalm 66:6 : S Lev 23:40
12. Psalm 66:7 : S Ex 15:18; Ps 145:13
13. Psalm 66:7 : S Ex 3:16; S Ps 11:4
14. Psalm 66:7 : S Nu 17:10; Ps 112:10; 140:8
15. Psalm 66:8 : S Ps 22:23
16. Psalm 66:9 : Ps 30:3
17. Psalm 66:9 : S Dt 32:35; S Job 12:5
18. Psalm 66:10 : S Ex 15:25
19. Psalm 66:10 : S Job 6:29; S 28:1; S Ps 12:6
20. Psalm 66:11 : Ps 142:7; 146:7; Isa 42:7, 22; 61:1
21. Psalm 66:11 : S Ge 3:17; S Ex 1:14; Ps 38:4; Isa 10:27
22. Psalm 66:12 : Isa 51:23
23. Psalm 66:12 : Ps 18:19
24. Psalm 66:13 : S Ps 51:19
25. Psalm 66:13 : Ps 22:25; 50:14; 116:14; Ecc 5:4; Jnh 2:9
26. Psalm 66:15 : S Lev 16:5; Ps 51:19
27. Psalm 66:16 : Ps 34:11
28. Psalm 66:16 : Ps 71:15, 24
29. Psalm 66:18 : S Dt 1:45; S 1Sa 8:18; Jas 4:3
30. Psalm 66:19 : S Ps 18:6
31. Psalm 66:20 : Ps 22:24

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