Psalm 66

Setting

Shout loud with joy to God;

Free Church of Scotland psalter · S.M.

The words

Shout loud with joy to God; all earth, your chorus raise! Sing loud the honour of his name and glorious make his praise!

Speak thus to God the Lord: “How great your works of power! So overwhelming is your might that foes before you cower.

“All earth bows down to you; they sing aloud your fame. They never cease to celebrate the glory of your name.”

Come, see what God has done, his mighty works of old, His deeds towards the human race— how awesome to behold!

To let his people pass on foot through waters broad He turned the sea into dry land. Let us rejoice in God!

With might and power he rules; on nations sets his eyes. So let not rebels in their pride against him turn and rise.

O peoples, praise our God; his praise in song repeat. He has preserved our soul alive, from slipping kept our feet.

You tested us, O God, as silver is refined. You laid sore burdens on our backs; in chains we were confined.

You let us be oppressed; we went through flood and fire. But yet you brought us to a place which met our hearts’ desire.

With whole burnt offerings your temple courts I’ll tread; I will fulfil my vows to you— the promises I made.

I’ll keep the vows I made when trouble came my way; Rams, bulls and goats I’ll sacrifice and on your altar lay.

Come, all who fear our God; I’ll tell what he has done. I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

If I had cherished sin, the Lord would not have heard; But surely when I prayed to him God listened to my word.

For ever God be praised, who hears me from above; He has not turned away my prayer or kept from me his love.

Source & provenance

Free Church of Scotland psalter · psalter

An unedited transcription of the Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003) edition.

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Base edition
Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003)
Editor
Psalmody Committee of the Free Church of Scotland
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unedited transcription

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Tunes it can be sung to

4 tunes · all curated well-matched · SM

  • Carlisle

  • Diademata

  • Franconia

  • Swabia

How is this list ordered?

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