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66:1 Praising and thanking God
A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving; Praise for God’s Goodness to Israel
For the musical director: a song.
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.; To the leader. A Song. A Psalm.; For the leader: a song: a psalm; For the choir director: A psalm. A song.
66 Shout happily to God ≈you people all over the world.
2 Sing ≈about his incredible reputation.
≈Make ≈your praise of him sound great.
3 Tell God, “≈It’s awesome what you do.
Your incredible power causes your enemies to cower.
4 The whole world will bow down to you.
They’ll sing to praise you and your ≈reputation.” (Instrumental break.)
5 Come and see what God’s done.
≈His activities among humanity are awesome.
6 He turned the sea into dry land.[ref]
≈They walked through the river on foot.[ref]
Let’s ≈keep celebrating what he did there.
7 He rules forever with his strength.
His eyes keep watch on the nations.
Don’t let rebellious >people ≈pat themselves on the back. (Instrumental break.)
8 Be a blessing to God, you people groups.
Let the sounds of praising him be heard.
9 He maintains us among the living,
≈and doesn’t allow our feet to slip.
10 For you, God, have tested us.
≈You’ve purified us like refined silver.
11 You led us like fish into a net.
≈You ≈made us carry a heavy load on our backs.
12 You let enemy horsemen ride over our heads.
We went through fire and through water,
≈but you brought us out to a ≈wide-open place.
13 I will enter your ≈temple with burnt offerings.
≈I will ≈give the amount that I promised
14 ≈with my own lips—
≡that vow that I made when I was in a predicament.
15 I’ll offer burnt offerings of fattened animals to you
with the sweet aroma of rams.
I will offer bulls and goats. (Instrumental break.)
16 All of you who respect God, come and listen
and I’ll tell you about what he’s done for ≈me.
17 I called out to him for help with my mouth,
≈then I praised him with my tongue.
18 If I had ≈considered doing evil,
my master wouldn’t have listened to me.
19 Nevertheless God ≈listened to me.
≈He paid attention to my #prayers.
20 God ≈deserves praise—he hasn’t turned away from my prayer
or withheld his loyal commitment to me.
↑ 66 For_the_director a_song a_song\f + \fr 66:1 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.
66.
1\f* shout_for_joy to_god Oh_all_of the_earth/land.
2 Sing_praises the_glory_of his/its_name make glory praise_of_his.
3 Say to_god how awesome works_of_your in/on/at/with_great_of power_of_your they_cringe to/for_yourself(m) enemies_of_your.
4 All_of the_earth/land they_bow_down to/for_yourself(m) and_sing_praise to/for_you(fs) they_sing_praises_to name_of_your Şelāh.
5 Come and_see the_works_of god awesome_of deed on the_children_of humankind.
6 He_turned the_sea into_dry_land in/on/at/with_river they_passed in/on/at/with_foot there let_us_rejoice in/on/over_him/it.
7 he_is_ruling in/on/at/with_might_of_his forever eyes_of_his in/on/at/with_nations they_keep_watch the_rebellious not let_them_be_exalted\f + \fr 66:7 \ft OSHB variant note: ירימו: (x-qere) ’יָר֖וּמוּ’: lemma_7311 a morph_HVqj3mp id_19NBj יָר֖וּמוּ\f* against_him_themselves Şelāh.
8 Bless Oh_peoples god_of_our and_heard the_sound_of praise_of_his.
9 The_kept soul_of_our in/on/at/with_living and_not he_has_permitted to_the our.
10 If/because tested_us Oh_god refined_us as_tried silver.
11 Brought_us in/on/at/with_net you_have_put affliction in/on/at/with_backs_of_our.
12 You_have_made_ride a_man over_heads_of_our we_have_gone in/on/at/with_fire and_in/on/at/with_water and_brought_out_us to_the_place_of_abundance.
13 I_will_come house_of_your in/on/at/with_burnt_offerings I_will_pay to/for_yourself(m) vows_of_my.
14 Which they_opened lips_of_my and_spoke mouth_of_my in/on/at/with_distress to_me.
15 Burnt_offerings_of fatlings I_will_offer_up to_you with the_smoke_of rams I_will_offer cattle with goats Şelāh.
16 Come listen and_tell Oh_all_of those_fearing_of (of)_god that_which he_has_done for_soul_of_my.
17 To_him/it mouth_of_my I_called_out and_extolled was_under tongue_of_my.
18 Wickedness if I_had_considered in/on/at/with_heart_of_my not he_will_listen my_master.
19 Nevertheless god he_has_heard he_has_paid_attention in/on/at/with_voice_of prayer_of_my.
20 god be_blessed who not prayer_of_my he_has_turned_aside and_steadfast_love_of_his from_with_me.
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