| Christian Standard Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Let the whole earth shout joyfully to God! | 1Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth! |
| 2Sing about the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. | 2Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is. |
| 3Say to God, "How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength. | 3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. |
| 4The whole earth will worship you and sing praise to you. They will sing praise to your name." Selah | 4Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude |
| 5Come and see the wonders of God; his acts for humanity are awe-inspiring. | 5Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people! |
| 6He turned the sea into dry land, and they crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced in him. | 6He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him. |
| 7He rules forever by his might; he keeps his eye on the nations. The rebellious should not exalt themselves. Selah | 7For by his great power he rules forever. He watches every movement of the nations; let no rebel rise in defiance. Interlude |
| 8Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard. | 8Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises. |
| 9He keeps us alive and does not allow our feet to slip. | 9Our lives are in his hands, and he keeps our feet from stumbling. |
| 10For you, God, tested us; you refined us as silver is refined. | 10You have tested us, O God; you have purified us like silver. |
| 11You lured us into a trap; you placed burdens on our backs. | 11You captured us in your net and laid the burden of slavery on our backs. |
| 12You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us out to abundance. | 12Then you put a leader over us. We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance. |
| 13I will enter your house with burnt offerings; I will pay you my vows | 13Now I come to your Temple with burnt offerings to fulfill the vows I made to you— |
| 14that my lips promised and my mouth spoke during my distress. | 14yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble. |
| 15I will offer you fattened sheep as burnt offerings, with the fragrant smoke of rams; I will sacrifice bulls with goats. Selah | 15That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you— the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude |
| 16Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for me. | 16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. |
| 17I cried out to him with my mouth, and praise was on my tongue. | 17For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. |
| 18If I had been aware of malice in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. | 18If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. |
| 19However, God has listened; he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer. | 19But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer. |
| 20Blessed be God! He has not turned away my prayer or turned his faithful love from me. | 20Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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