1MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all lands. 2Sing the honor of his name; sing the honor of his majesty. 3Say unto God, How wonderful are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thy name; they shall glorify thy name forever. 5They shall say, Come and see the works of God; for his wonders are great toward the children of men. 6He turns the sea into dry land: they crossed through the river on foot; there did we rejoice in him. 7He rules by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves. 8O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard, 9Who holds our soul in life, and suffers not our feet to be moved. 10For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us as silver is tried. 11Thou didst bring us into the net; thou didst lay affliction upon our loins. 12Thou hast caused us to be in servitude; we went through fire and through water; finally thou didst bring us out into a comfortable place. 13I will go into thy house with gifts; I will pay thee my vows. 14Which my lips have uttered and my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble. 15I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the savour of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. 16Come and hear, all you servants of God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul. 17I cried to him with my mouth, and he has answered me; I extolled him with my tongue. 18If thou behold iniquity in my heart, O LORD, deliver me not. 19But verily God has heard me; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer nor turned his mercy from me. Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. Lamsa (1933) |