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- 1 For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!
- 2 Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
- 3 Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
- 4 All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
- 5 Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
- 6 He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
- 7 He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
- 8 Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
- 9 who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
- 10 For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined.
- 11 You brought us into prison. You laid a burden on our backs.
- 12 You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us to the place of abundance.
- 13 I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,
- 14 which my lips promised, and my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.
- 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals, with the offering of rams, I will offer bulls with goats. Selah.
- 16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- 17 I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
- 18 If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
- 19 But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
- 20 Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.