Psalm

 2 Make melody to the glory of his name.+

Render his praise glorious.+

 3 Say to God: “How fear-inspiring your works are!+

Because of the abundance of your strength your enemies will come cringing to you.+

 4 All [people of] the earth will bow down to you,+

And they will make melody to you, they will make melody to your name.”+ Seʹlah.

 5 Come, YOU people, and see the activities of God.+

His dealing with the sons of men* is fear-inspiring.+

 6 He has changed the sea into dry land;+

Through the river they went crossing over on foot.+

There we began to rejoice in him.+

 7 He is ruling by his mightiness to time indefinite.+

Upon the nations his own eyes keep watch.+

As for those who are stubborn, let them not be exalted in themselves.+ Seʹlah.

 8 Bless our God, O YOU peoples,+

And cause the voice of praise to him to be heard.+

 9 He is setting our soul in life,*+

And he has not allowed our foot to totter.+

10 For you have examined us, O God;+

You have refined us as when refining silver.+

11 You have brought us into a hunting net;+

You have put pressure on our hips.

12 You have made mortal man to ride over our head;+

We have come through fire and through water,+

And you proceeded to bring us forth to relief.+

13 I shall come into your house with whole burnt offerings;+

I shall pay to you my vows+

14 That my lips have opened up to say+

And that my mouth has spoken when I was in sore straits.+

15 Whole burnt offerings of fatlings I shall offer up to you,+

With the sacrificial smoke of rams.

I shall render up a bull with he-goats.+ Seʹlah.

16 Come, listen, all YOU who fear God, and I will relate+

What he has done for my soul.+

17 To him I called with my mouth,+

And there was an extolling with my tongue.+

18 If I have regarded anything hurtful in my heart,

Jehovah* will not hear [me].+

19 Truly God has heard;+

He has paid attention to the voice of my prayer.+

20 Blessed be God, who has not turned aside my prayer,

Nor his loving-kindness from me.+