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Psalm 66
New King James Version

### Praise to God for His Awesome Works

#### To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.

66 Make (A)a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
2 Sing out the honor of His name;
Make His praise glorious.
3 Say to God,
“How (B)awesome are Your works!
(C)Through the greatness of Your power
Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
4 (D)All the earth shall worship You
And sing praises to You;
They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah

5 Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
6 (E)He turned the sea into dry land;
(F)They went through the river on foot.
There we will rejoice in Him.
7 He rules by His power forever;
His eyes observe the nations;
Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

8 Oh, bless our God, you peoples!
And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
9 Who keeps our soul among the living,
And does not allow our feet to [a]be moved.
10 For (G)You, O God, have tested us;
(H)You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 (I)You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
12 (J)You have caused men to ride over our heads;
(K)We went through fire and through water;
But You brought us out to [b]rich fulfillment.

13 (L)I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
(M)I will pay You my [c]vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,
With the sweet aroma of rams;
I will offer bulls with goats. Selah

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
17 I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was [d]extolled with my tongue.
18 (N)If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
19 But certainly God (O)has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 66:9 slip
2. Psalm 66:12 abundance
3. Psalm 66:13 Promised deeds
4. Psalm 66:17 praised

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 66:1 : Ps. 100:1
2. Psalm 66:3 : Ps. 65:5
3. Psalm 66:3 : Ps. 18:44
4. Psalm 66:4 : Ps. 117:1; Zech. 14:16
5. Psalm 66:6 : Ex. 14:21
6. Psalm 66:6 : Josh. 3:14–16
7. Psalm 66:10 : Job 23:10; Ps. 17:3
8. Psalm 66:10 : [Is. 48:10; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:3; 1 Pet. 1:7]
9. Psalm 66:11 : Lam. 1:13; Ezek. 12:13
10. Psalm 66:12 : Is. 51:23
11. Psalm 66:12 : Is. 43:2
12. Psalm 66:13 : Ps. 100:4; 116:14, 17–19
13. Psalm 66:13 : [Eccl. 5:4]
14. Psalm 66:18 : Job 27:9; [Prov. 15:29; 28:9]; Is. 1:15; [John 9:31; James 4:3]
15. Psalm 66:19 : Ps. 116:1, 2

New King James Version (NKJV)

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