Make a Joyful Noise

(Psalm 100:1–5)

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm.

66 Make a joyful noise to God,

all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of His name;

make His praise glorious.

3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds!

So great is Your power

that Your enemies cower before You.

4 All the earth bows down to You;

they sing praise to You;

they sing praise to Your name.”

Selah

5 Come and see the works of God;

how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 He turned the sea into dry land;

they passed through the waters on foot;

there we rejoiced in Him.

7 He rules forever by His power;

His eyes watch the nations.

Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

Selah

8 Bless our God, O peoples;

let the sound of His praise be heard.

9 He preserves our lives

and keeps our feet from slipping.

10 For You, O God, have tested us;

You have refined us like silver.

11 You led us into the net;

You laid burdens on our backs.

12 You let men ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but You brought us into abundance.

13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;

I will fulfill my vows to You—

14 the vows that my lips promised

and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings,

with the fragrant smoke of rams;

I will offer bulls and goats.

Selah

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God,

and I will declare what He has done for me.

17 I cried out to Him with my mouth

and praised Him with my tongue.[fn]

18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

19 But God has surely heard;

He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer

or withheld from me His loving devotion!