Make a joyful noise
(Psalm 100:1-5)
1
TO THE OVERSEER. A SONG. A PSALM. Shout to God, all the earth.
2
Praise the glory of His Name, || Make honorable His praise.
3
Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, || Your enemies feign obedience to You.
4
All the earth bows to You, || They sing praise to You, they praise Your Name.” Selah.
5
Come, and see the works of God, || Fearful acts toward the sons of men.
6
He has turned a sea to dry land, || Through a river they pass over on foot, || There we rejoice in Him.
7
Ruling by His might for all time, || His eyes watch among the nations, || The stubborn do not exalt themselves. Selah.
8
Bless our God you peoples, || And sound the voice of His praise,
9
Who has placed our soul in life, || And has not permitted our feet to be moved.
10
For You have tried us, O God, || You have refined us as the refining of silver.
11
You have brought us into a net, || You have placed pressure on our loins.
12
You have caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, || And You bring us out to a watered place.
13
I enter Your house with burnt-offerings, || I complete my vows to You,
14
For my lips were opened, || And my mouth spoke in my distress:
15
“I offer to You burnt-offerings of fatlings, || With incense of rams, I prepare a bullock with male goats.” Selah.
16
Come, hear, all you who fear God, || And I recount what He did for my soul.
17
I have called to Him [with] my mouth, || And exaltation [is] under my tongue.
18
Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, || The Lord does not hear.
19
But God has heard, || He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
20
Blessed [is] God, || Who has not turned aside my prayer, || And His loving-kindness, from me!
Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press and the CCC - licensed under CC BY-SA