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Psalm 66 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

Praise for God’s Mighty Deeds and for His Answer to Prayer.

Psa 66:1

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.

Shout joyfully to God, all the earth;

Psa 66:2

Sing of the honor and glory and magnificence of His name;

Make His praise glorious.

Psa 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!

Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.

Psa 66:4

“All the earth will [bow down to] worship You [in submissive wonder],

And will sing praises to You;

They will praise Your name in song.” Selah.

Psa 66:5

Come and see the works of God,

He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of men.

Psa 66:6

He turned the sea into dry land;

They crossed through the river on foot;

There we rejoiced in Him.

Psa 66:7

Who rules by His might forever,

His eyes keep watch on the nations;

Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Psa 66:8

Bless our God, O peoples,

And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

Psa 66:9

Who keeps us among the living,

And does not allow our feet to slip or stumble.

Psa 66:10

For You have tested us, O God;

You have refined us as silver is refined.

Psa 66:11

You brought us into the net;

You laid a heavy burden [of servitude] on [fn]us.

Psa 66:12

You made men (charioteers) [fn]ride over our heads [in defeat];

We went through fire and through water,

Yet You brought us out into a [broad] place of abundance [to be refreshed].

Psa 66:13

I shall come into Your house with burnt offerings;

I shall pay You my vows,

Psa 66:14

Which my lips uttered

And my mouth spoke as a promise when I was in distress.

Psa 66:15

I shall offer to You burnt offerings of fat lambs,

With the [sweet] smoke of rams;

I will offer bulls with male goats. Selah.

Psa 66:16

Come and hear, all who fear God [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],

And I will tell what He has done for me.

Psa 66:17

I cried aloud to Him;

He was highly praised with my tongue.

Psa 66:18

If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],

The Lord will not hear [me];

Psa 66:19

But certainly God has heard [me];

He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

Psa 66:20

Blessed be God,

Who has not turned away my prayer

Nor His lovingkindness from me.

AMP Footnotes
Lit upon our loins.
The ancient rabbis understood this as times of captivity for Israel.
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