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¹ Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
² Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation!
Give him the honor he deserves!
³ Say to God:
"How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
⁴ All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you!
They sing praises to your name!" (Selah)
⁵ Come and witness God's exploits!
His acts on behalf of people are awesome!
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land;
they passed through the river on foot.
Let us rejoice in him there!
⁷ He rules by his power forever;
he watches the nations.
Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah)
⁸ Praise our God, you nations!
Loudly proclaim his praise!
⁹ He preserves our lives
and does not allow our feet to slip.
¹⁰ For you, O God, tested us;
you purified us like refined silver.
¹¹ You led us into a trap;
you caused us to suffer.
¹² You allowed men to ride over our heads;
we passed through fire and water,
but you brought us out into a wide open place.
¹³ I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices;
I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
¹⁴ which my lips uttered
and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices,
along with the smell of sacrificial rams.
I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)
¹⁶ Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!
I will declare what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried out to him for help
and praised him with my tongue.
¹⁸ If I had harbored sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
¹⁹ However, God heard;
he listened to my prayer.
²⁰ God deserves praise,
for he did not reject my prayer
or abandon his love for me!