Psalm 66 v1-5 of 20 "Shout loud with joy to God" To the tune Silchester. Sing Psalms.

Psalm 66 verses 1 to 5.
Sing Psalms version
tune: Silchester
Falkirk Free Church
images: Bible drawings by Otto Semler and others, many based on the engravings by Carolsfeld, all in the public domain.
The images are only intended to provide resonances with some aspects of the psalm; they are not intended as one-to-one correspondences.

PSALM 66 S.M.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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