1To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. 2Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth; 3sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! 4Say to God, "How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee. 5All the earth worships thee; they sing praises to thee, sing praises to thy name." [Selah] 6Come and see what God has done: he is terrible in his deeds among men. 7He turned the sea into dry land; men passed through the river on foot. There did we rejoice in him, 8who rules by his might for ever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations-- let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah] 9Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, 10who has kept us among the living, and has not let our feet slip. 11For thou, O God, hast tested us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried. 12Thou didst bring us into the net; thou didst lay affliction on our loins; 13thou didst let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet thou hast brought us forth to a spacious place. 14I will come into thy house with burnt offerings; I will pay thee my vows, 15that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. 16I will offer to thee burnt offerings of fatlings, with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams; I will make an offering of bulls and goats. [Selah] 17Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. 18I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. 19If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 20But truly God has listened; he has given heed to the voice of my prayer. [ (Psalms 66:21) Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! ]