Psalm 66

International Children’s Bible

⁵ Come and see what God has done.
    See what amazing things he has done for people.
⁶ He turned the sea into dry land.
    The people crossed the river on foot.
    So let us rejoice because of what he did.
⁷ He rules forever with his power.
    He keeps his eye on the nations.
    So people should not turn against him. Selah

⁸ You people, praise our God.
    Loudly sing his praise.
⁹ He protects our lives
    and does not let us be defeated.
¹⁰ God, you have tested us.
    You have purified us like silver.
¹¹ You let us be trapped.
    You put a heavy load on us.
¹² You let our enemies walk on our heads.
    We went through fire and flood.
    But you brought us to a place with good things.

¹³ I will come to your Temple with burnt offerings.
    I will give you what I promised.
¹⁴ I promised to give you these things
    when I was in trouble.
¹⁵ I will bring you offerings of fat animals.
    And I will offer male sheep, bulls and goats. Selah

¹⁶ All of you who fear God, come and listen.
    I will tell you what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried out to him with my mouth.
    I praised him with my tongue.
¹⁸ If I had known of any sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened to me.
¹⁹ But God has listened.
    He has heard my prayer.
²⁰ Praise God.
    He did not ignore my prayer.
    He did not hold back his love from me.