| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the music director; a song, a psalm. Shout out praise to God, all the earth! | 1Shout praise to God all the earth! |
| 2Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! Give him the honor he deserves! | 2Sing praise about the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious. |
| 3Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you. | 3Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you." |
| 4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name!" (Selah) | 4The whole earth worships you. They sing praise to you. They sing praise to your name. Interlude |
| 5Come and witness God's exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome! | 5Come and see the awesome works of God on behalf of human beings: |
| 6He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on foot. Let us rejoice in him there! | 6He turned the sea into dry land. Israel crossed the river on foot; let us rejoice in him. |
| 7He rules by his power forever; he watches the nations. Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah) | 7He rules by his power forever, his eyes watching over the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Interlude |
| 8Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! | 8Bless our God, people, and let the sound of his praise be heard. |
| 9He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip. | 9He gives us life and does not permit our feet to slip. |
| 10For you, O God, tested us; you purified us like refined silver. | 10For you, God, tested us, to purify us like fine silver. |
| 11You led us into a trap; you caused us to suffer. | 11You have led us into a trap and set burdens on our backs. |
| 12You allowed men to ride over our heads; we passed through fire and water, but you brought us out into a wide open place. | 12You caused men to ride over us. You brought us through fire and water, but you led us to abundance. |
| 13I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you, | 13I will come to your house with burnt offerings. I will fulfill my vows to you |
| 14which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. | 14that my lips uttered and that my mouth spoke when I was in trouble. |
| 15I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices, along with the smell of sacrificial rams. I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah) | 15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat, along with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams. I will offer bulls along with goats. Interlude |
| 16Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! I will declare what he has done for me. | 16Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. |
| 17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue. | 17I called aloud to him and praised him with my tongue. |
| 18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. | 18Were I to cherish iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not listen to me. |
| 19However, God heard; he listened to my prayer. | 19Surely God has heard, and he paid attention to my prayers. |
| 20God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for me! | 20Blessed be God, who did not turn away my prayers nor his gracious love from me. |
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