Psalms 66; Psalms 67; Psalms 68; Psalms 69

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Psalms 66

1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth!

2 Sing praises to the glory of God's name! Make glorious his praise!

3 Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength, your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth worships you, sings praises to you, sings praises to your name!" Selah

5 Come and see God's deeds; his works for human beings are awesome:

6 He turned the sea into dry land so they could cross the river on foot. Right there we rejoiced in him!

7 God rules with power forever; keeps a good eye on the nations. So don't let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

8 All you nations, bless our God! Let the sound of his praise be heard!

9 God preserved us among the living; he didn't let our feet slip a bit.

10 But you, God, have tested us— you've refined us like silver,

11 trapped us in a net, laid burdens on our backs,

12 let other people run right over our heads— we've been through fire and water. But you brought us out to freedom!

13 So I'll enter your house with entirely burned offerings. I'll keep the promises I made to you,

14 the ones my lips uttered, the ones my mouth spoke when I was in deep trouble.

15 I will offer the best burned offerings to you along with the smoke of sacrificed rams. I will offer both bulls and goats. Selah

16 Come close and listen, all you who honor God; I will tell you what God has done for me:

17 My mouth cried out to him with praise on my tongue.

18 If I had cherished evil in my heart, my Lord would not have listened.

19 But God definitely listened. He heard the sound of my prayer.

20 Bless God! He didn't reject my prayer; he didn't withhold his faithful love from me.

Psalms 67

1 Let God grant us grace and bless us; let God make his face shine on us, Selah

2 so that your way becomes known on earth, so that your salvation becomes known among all the nations.

3 Let the people thank you, God! Let all the people thank you!

4 Let the people celebrate and shout with joy because you judge the nations fairly and guide all nations on the earth. Selah

5 Let the people thank you, God! Let all the people thank you!

6 The earth has yielded its harvest. God blesses us—our God blesses us!

7 Let God continue to bless us; let the far ends of the earth honor him.

Psalms 68

1 Let God rise up; let his enemies scatter; let those who hate him run scared before him!

2 Like smoke is driven away, drive them away! Like wax melting before fire, let the wicked perish before God!

3 But let the righteous be glad and celebrate before God. Let them rejoice with gladness!

4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides the clouds! The LORD is his name. Celebrate before him!

5 Father of orphans and defender of widows is God in his holy habitation.

6 God settles the lonely in their homes; he sets prisoners free with happiness, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.

7 When you went forth before your people, God, when you marched through the wasteland, Selah

8 the earth shook! Yes, heaven poured down before God, the one from Sinai— before God, the God of Israel!

9 You showered down abundant rain, God; when your inheritance grew weary, you restored it yourself,

10 and your creatures settled in it. In your goodness, God, you provided for the poor.

11 My Lord gives the command— many messengers are bringing good news:

12 "The kings of armies are on the run! The women back home divide the spoil.

13 Even if you lie down among the sheepfolds, there are wings of a dove covered with silver; its pinions covered in precious gold."

14 When the Almighty scattered the kings there, snow fell on Mount Zalmon.

15 Mighty mountain, Mount Bashan; many-peaked mountain, Mount Bashan!

16 You many-peaked mountain: Why do you look with envy at the mountain God desired for his dwelling, the mountain where the LORD dwells forever?

17 God's chariots are twice ten thousand— countless thousands! My Lord came from Sinai into the sanctuary.

18 You ascended the heights, leading away your captives, receiving tribute from people, even from those who rebel against the LORD God's dwelling there.

19 Bless the Lord! The God of our salvation supports us day after day! Selah

20 Our God is the God of salvation, and escape from certain death comes through God my LORD.

21 Yes, God will shatter the heads of his enemies— the very skulls of those who walk in guilt.

22 My Lord has spoken: "From Bashan I will bring those people back. I will bring them back from the ocean's depths

23 so that you can wash your feet in their blood, so that your dogs' tongues can lap up their share of your enemies."

24 They saw your procession, God— the procession of my God, my king, into the sanctuary.

25 First came the singers, then the musicians; between them the young women were playing hand drums:

26 "Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from Israel's fountain!"

27 There's Benjamin leading them, though he's little; then the princes of Judah, their speaker; then the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali.

28 Summon your strength, God! Show how strong you are, God, just as you've done for us before,

29 from your temple above Jerusalem, where kings bring you gifts.

30 Rebuke the wild animals of the marshland, the herd of bulls among the calves of the peoples. Trample those who delight in money; scatter the peoples who take pleasure in battles.

31 Let ambassadors come from Egypt; let Cush stretch out its hands to God.

32 Sing to God, all kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to my Lord. Selah

33 Sing to the one who rides through heaven, the most ancient heaven. Look! God sends forth his voice, his mighty voice.

34 Recognize how strong God is! His majesty extends over Israel; his strength is in the clouds.

35 You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries— the God of Israel who gives strength and power to his people! Bless God!

Psalms 69

1 Save me, God, because the waters have reached my neck!

2 I have sunk into deep mud. My feet can't touch the bottom! I have entered deep water; the flood has swept me up.

3 I am tired of crying. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are exhausted with waiting for my God.

4 More numerous than the hairs on my head are those who hate me for no reason. My treacherous enemies, those who would destroy me, are countless. Must I now give back what I didn't steal in the first place?

5 God, you know my foolishness; my wrongdoings aren't hidden from you.

6 LORD God of heavenly forces!— don't let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me. God of Israel!— don't let those who seek you be disgraced because of me.

7 I am insulted because of you. Shame covers my face.

8 I have become a stranger to my own brothers, an immigrant to my mother's children.

9 Because passion for your house has consumed me, the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me!

10 I wept while I fasted— even for that I was insulted.

11 When I wore funeral clothes, people made fun of me.

12 Those who sit at the city gate muttered things about me; drunkards made up rude songs.

13 But me? My prayer reaches you, LORD, at just the right time. God, in your great and faithful love, answer me with your certain salvation!

14 Save me from the mud! Don't let me drown! Let me be saved from those who hate me and from these watery depths!

15 Don't let me be swept away by the floodwaters! Don't let the abyss swallow me up! Don't let the pit close its mouth over me!

16 Answer me, LORD, for your faithful love is good! Turn to me in your great compassion!

17 Don't hide your face from me, your servant, because I'm in deep trouble. Answer me quickly!

18 Come close to me! Redeem me! Save me because of my enemies!

19 You know full well the insults I've received; you know my shame and my disgrace. All my adversaries are right there in front of you.

20 Insults have broken my heart. I'm sick about it. I hoped for sympathy, but there wasn't any; I hoped for comforters, but couldn't find any.

21 They gave me poison for food. To quench my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

22 Let the table before them become a trap, their offerings a snare.

23 Let their eyes grow too dim to see; make their insides tremble constantly.

24 Pour out your anger on them— let your burning fury catch them.

25 Let their camp be devastated; let no one dwell in their tents.

26 Because they go after those you've already struck; they talk about the pain of those you've already pierced.

27 Pile guilt on top of their guilt! Don't let them come into your righteousness!

28 Let them be wiped out of the scroll of life! Let them not be recorded along with the righteous!

29 And me? I'm afflicted. I'm full of pain. Let your salvation keep me safe, God!

30 I will praise God's name with song; I will magnify him with thanks

31 because that is more pleasing to the LORD than an ox, more pleasing than a young bull with full horns and hooves.

32 Let the afflicted see it and be glad! You who seek God— let your hearts beat strong again

33 because the LORD listens to the needy and doesn't despise his captives.

34 Let heaven and earth praise God, the oceans too, and all that moves within them!

35 God will most certainly save Zion and will rebuild Judah's cities so that God's servants can live there and possess it.

36 The offspring of God's servants will inherit Zion, and those who love God's name will dwell there.