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!
Zaburi 66
Kusifu Mungu Kwa Ajili Ya Wema Wake
Kwa mwimbishaji. Wimbo. Zaburi.
166:1 Za 81:1; 84:8; 98:4; 100:1Mpigieni Mungu kelele za shangwe, dunia yote!
266:2 Za 79:9; 86:9; Isa 42:8, 12; 43:21Imbeni utukufu wa jina lake;
mpeni sifa zake kwa utukufu!
366:3 Kum 7:21; 10:21; Za 106:22; 111:6; 18:44; 65:5; 145:6; 2Sam 22:45Mwambieni Mungu, “Jinsi gani yalivyo ya kutisha matendo yako!
Uwezo wako ni mkuu mno kiasi kwamba
adui wananyenyekea mbele zako.
466:4 Za 22:27; 7:17; 67:3Dunia yote yakusujudia,
wanakuimbia wewe sifa,
wanaliimbia sifa jina lako.”
566:5 Za 66:3; 46:8; 106:22Njooni mwone yale Mungu aliyoyatenda,
mambo ya kutisha aliyoyatenda
miongoni mwa wanadamu!
666:6 Mwa 8:1; Kut 14:21, 22; Law 23:40; Yos 3:14; Za 78:13; Isa 63:13, 14; 1Kor 10:1Alifanya bahari kuwa nchi kavu,
wakapita kati ya maji kwa miguu,
njooni, tumshangilie.
766:7 Kut 15:18; 3:16; Hes 17:10; Za 11:4; 112:10; 140:8; 145:13Yeye hutawala kwa uwezo wake milele,
macho yake huangalia mataifa yote:
waasi wasithubutu kujiinua dhidi yake.
866:8 Za 22:23Enyi mataifa, msifuni Mungu wetu,
sauti ya sifa yake isikike,
966:9 Za 30:3; Kum 32:35; Ay 12:5ameyahifadhi maisha yetu
na kuizuia miguu yetu kuteleza.
1066:10 Kut 15:25; Ay 6:29; 28:1; Za 12:6; Zek 13:9Ee Mungu, wewe ulitujaribu,
ukatusafisha kama fedha.
1166:11 Za 38:4; 142:7; 146:7; Isa 61:1; 10:27; 42:7, 22; Mwa 3:17; Kut 1:14Umetuingiza kwenye nyavu
na umetubebesha mizigo mizito
migongoni mwetu.
1266:12 Isa 51:13; Za 18:19Uliwaruhusu watu watukalie vichwani,
tulipita kwenye moto na kwenye maji,
lakini ulituleta kwenye nchi
iliyojaa utajiri tele.
1366:13 Za 51:19; 22:25; 50:14; 116:14; Mhu 5:4; Yon 2:9Nitakuja hekaluni mwako na sadaka za kuteketezwa
na kukutimizia nadhiri zangu:
14nadhiri ambazo midomo yangu iliahidi
na nilizotamka kwa kinywa changu
nilipokuwa katika shida.
1566:15 Law 16:5; Za 51:19Nitakutolea dhabihu za wanyama wanono
na sadaka za kondoo dume,
nitakutolea mafahali na mbuzi.
1666:16 Za 34:11; 71:15, 24Njooni msikilize ninyi nyote mnaomcha Mungu,
nami niwaambie aliyonitendea.
17Nilimlilia kwa kinywa changu,
sifa zake zilikuwa katika ulimi wangu.
1866:18 Kum 1:45; 1Sam 8:18; Yak 4:3; Isa 1:15; Ay 11:14, 15; Mit 15:29Kama ningekuwa nimeyaficha maovu moyoni mwangu,
Bwana asingekuwa amenisikiliza;
1966:19 Za 18:6lakini hakika Mungu amenisikiliza
na amesikia sauti yangu katika maombi.
2066:20 Za 22:24Sifa apewe Mungu,
ambaye hakulikataa ombi langu
wala kunizuilia upendo wake!
