1Everyone on earth, shout for joy to God!

2Sing about his marvelous reputation; praise him for his goodness!

3Tell God, “What you do is awesome! Your enemies are forced to bow before you because of your power.

4Everyone on earth worships you, singing your praises—singing praises because of who you are.” ²⁰²Selah.

5Come and see what God has done! What he does for people is truly awesome!

6He turned the Red Sea into dry land, and his people walked across through the waters. We celebrated there because of what he did.

7He rules forever through his power. He keeps an eye on the nations, watching to make sure no rebels rise up in opposition. Selah.

8Let all people everywhere bless our God, and loudly sing praises to him.

9He has kept us alive, and he has not let us fall.

10God, you have tested us, refining us like silver.

11You caught us in your net; you placed heavy burdens on our backs.

12You let people ride roughshod over us; ²⁰³we suffered through fire and flooding, but you brought us to a safe place.

13I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my promises to you,

14the promises I made when I was in trouble.

15I will sacrifice burnt offerings to you of fattened livestock—the smoke of the sacrifice of rams, offerings of bulls and goats. Selah.

16Come and listen, everyone who honors God, and I will tell you all he has done for me.

17I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.

18If I had focused my mind on evil, ²⁰⁴the Lord would not have listened to me.

19But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!

20Praise God, who did not disregard my prayer or take his trustworthy love from me.