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Make a Joyful Noise

¹ For the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!² Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.³ Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.⁴ All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah⁵ Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.⁶ He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him.⁷ He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

⁸ Praise our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.⁹ He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.¹⁰ For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.¹¹ You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs.¹² You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.

¹³ I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—¹⁴ the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.¹⁵ I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will offer bulls and goats. Selah¹⁶ Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.¹⁷ I cried out to Him with my mouth, and His praise was on my tongue^(a).¹⁸ If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.¹⁹ But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.²⁰ Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!