第 66 篇
頌讚與感恩
一首詩歌，交給樂長。
1世人啊，你們要向上帝歡呼，
2頌讚祂榮耀的名，
讚美祂的榮耀。
3要對上帝說：「你的作為令人敬畏！
你的大能使敵人屈膝投降。
4普天下都敬拜你，
頌讚你，頌讚你的名。」（細拉）
5來吧，看看上帝的作為，
祂為世人行了何等奇妙的事！
6祂將滄海變為乾地，
讓百姓步行經過。
讓我們因祂的作為而歡欣吧！
7祂以大能永遠掌權，
祂的眼目鑒察列國，
悖逆之徒不可在祂面前妄自尊大。（細拉）
8列邦啊，要讚美我們的上帝，
讓歌頌祂的聲音四處飄揚。
9祂保全我們的生命，
不讓我們失腳滑倒。
10上帝啊，你試驗我們，
熬煉我們如熬煉銀子。
11你讓我們陷入網羅，
把重擔壓在我們的背上。
12你讓別人騎在我們的頭上。
我們曾經歷水火，
但你帶我們到達豐盛之地。
13我要帶著燔祭來到你殿中，
履行我向你許的誓言，
14就是我在危難中許下的誓言。
15我要獻上肥美的牲畜，
以公綿羊作馨香之祭獻給你，
我要獻上公牛和山羊。（細拉）
16敬畏上帝的人啊，
你們都來聽吧，
我要告訴你們祂為我所做的事。
17我曾開口向祂呼求，
揚聲讚美祂。
18倘若我心中藏匿罪惡，
主必不垂聽我的呼求。
19然而，上帝聽了我的禱告，
傾聽了我的祈求。
20上帝當受稱頌！
祂沒有對我的禱告拒而不聽，
也沒有收回祂對我的慈愛。
Psalm 66
For the director of music. A song. A psalm.
1Shout for joy to God, all the earth!
2Sing the glory of his name;
make his praise glorious.
3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
So great is your power
that your enemies cringe before you.
4All the earth bows down to you;
they sing praise to you,
they sing the praises of your name.”66:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.
5Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!
6He turned the sea into dry land,
they passed through the waters on foot—
come, let us rejoice in him.
7He rules forever by his power,
his eyes watch the nations—
let not the rebellious rise up against him.
8Praise our God, all peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard;
9he has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.
10For you, God, tested us;
you refined us like silver.
11You brought us into prison
and laid burdens on our backs.
12You let people ride over our heads;
we went through fire and water,
but you brought us to a place of abundance.
13I will come to your temple with burnt offerings
and fulfill my vows to you—
14vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
when I was in trouble.
15I will sacrifice fat animals to you
and an offering of rams;
I will offer bulls and goats.
16Come and hear, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.
17I cried out to him with my mouth;
his praise was on my tongue.
18If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
19but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
20Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld his love from me!
