Psalms 66

Make a Joyful Noise

(Psalms 100:1–5)

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm.

1 Make a joyful noise to God, ‡ 1Ch 16:23-24Psa 100:1Psa 98:4Psa 150:6Psa 81:11Ch 15:28Psa 117:1-2Psa 95:1-2 +2

all the earth!

2 Sing the glory of His name; ‡ Psa 105:2-3Isa 49:13Rev 5:13Isa 42:12Isa 12:4-6Neh 9:5Psa 107:22Rev 4:8-11 +8

make His praise glorious.

3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! ‡ Psa 18:44Psa 65:5Psa 81:15Psa 47:2Isa 2:19Jer 10:10Psa 22:28-29Psa 78:35-36 +7

So great is Your power

that Your enemies cower before You.

4 All the earth bows down to You; ‡ Psa 22:27Psa 117:1Psa 96:1-2Mal 1:11Rev 15:4Dan 7:14Isa 2:2-4Isa 42:10-12 +4

they sing praise to You;

they sing praise to Your name.”

Selah

5 Come and see the works of God; ‡ Psa 126:1-3Num 23:23Psa 111:2Psa 46:8Psa 66:16Psa 66:3Psa 106:22Psa 99:3 +1

how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

6 He turned the sea into dry land; ‡ Jos 3:16Exo 14:21-22Exo 15:1-21Jos 3:14Psa 78:13Psa 106:8-12Psa 136:13-14Isa 63:13-14 +2

they passed through the waters on foot;

there we rejoiced in Him.

7 He rules forever by His power; ‡ Psa 11:42Ch 16:9Mat 28:18Dan 4:35Dan 5:20-28Job 9:4Psa 140:8Psa 33:13 +11

His eyes watch the nations.

Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.

Selah

8 Bless our God, O peoples; ‡ Psa 98:4Jer 33:11Psa 47:1Psa 66:2Rev 19:1Deu 32:43Rev 19:5-6Rev 5:11-14 +1

let the sound of His praise be heard.

9 He preserves our lives ‡ Psa 121:3Psa 112:6Psa 94:181Sa 2:9Psa 37:23-241Sa 25:29Act 17:28Col 3:3-4 +4

and keeps our feet from slipping.

10 For You, O God, have tested us; ‡ Isa 48:10Psa 17:31Pe 1:6-7Pro 17:3Job 23:10Zec 13:9Deu 13:3Deu 8:16 +1

You have refined us like silver.

11 You led us into the net; ‡ Lam 1:13Ezk 12:13Hos 7:12Job 19:6Deu 33:11Lam 3:2-66Mat 6:13

You laid burdens on our backs.

12 You let men ride over our heads; ‡ Isa 43:1-2Isa 51:23Jas 5:11Psa 40:2-31Th 3:3-4Act 14:22Job 36:16Rev 7:14-17 +5

we went through fire and water,

but You brought us into abundance.

13 I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; ‡ Ecc 5:4Psa 100:4Psa 56:12Psa 116:17-19Heb 13:15Psa 116:14Psa 118:19Jon 2:9 +5

I will fulfill my vows to You—

14 the vows that my lips promised ‡ 1Sa 1:11Jdg 11:35-36Psa 18:62Sa 22:7Num 30:2Num 30:8Gen 28:20-22Gen 35:3 +1

and my mouth spoke in my distress.

15 I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, ‡ Psa 51:191Ch 16:1-32Sa 6:132Sa 6:17-19Jer 41:5Num 6:14

with the fragrant smoke of rams;

I will offer bulls and goats.

Selah

16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, ‡ Psa 34:11Psa 71:15Mal 3:16Psa 71:181Jn 1:3Psa 66:5Psa 71:20Psa 71:24 +5

and I will declare what He has done for me.

17 I cried out to Him with my mouth ‡ Psa 34:6Psa 116:1-2Psa 116:12Psa 30:1Psa 145:1Psa 30:8Psa 34:3-4

and praised Him with my tongue. ¹

18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, ‡ Jhn 9:31Pro 28:9Pro 15:29Pro 15:8Isa 1:15Jas 4:3Pro 21:13Job 27:8-9 +1

the Lord would not have listened.

19 But God has surely heard; ‡ Psa 116:1-2Heb 5:7Lam 3:55-56Psa 6:91Jn 3:20-22Psa 34:6

He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer ‡ Psa 86:12-13Psa 68:35Psa 51:112Sa 7:14-15Psa 22:24

or withheld from me His loving devotion!