[1] To the chief music-maker. A Song. A Psalm. Send up a glad cry to God,
all the earth: [2] Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory
to him. [3] Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of
your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet.
[4] Let all the earth give you worship, and make songs to you; let them
make songs to your name. (Selah.) [5] Come and see the works of God: he is
to be feared in all he does to the children of men. [6] The sea was turned
into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy
in him. [7] He is ruling in power for ever; his eyes are watching the
nations: may his haters have no strength against him. (Selah.) [8] Give
blessings to our God, O you peoples, let the voice of his praise be loud;
[9] Because he gives us life, and has not let our feet be moved. [10] For
you, O God, have put us to the test: testing us by fire like silver. [11]
You let us be put in prison; chains were put on our legs. [12] You let men
go driving over our heads; we went through fire and through water; but you
took us out into a wide place. [13] I will come into your house with burned
offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you, [14] Keeping the word
which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.
[15] I will give you burned offerings of fat beasts, and the smoke of
sheep; I will make offerings of oxen and goats. (Selah.) [16] Come, give
ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he
has done for my soul. [17] My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up
from the underworld. [18] I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to
me: [19] But truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the
voice of my prayer. [20] Praise be to God who has not taken away his good
faith and his mercy from me.
