1 Shout with joy to God, all people!
2 Sing the glory of his name.
3 Say, “How awesome are your actions!”
Speak abroad his glorious fame.
So great is your mighty power,
that your foes before you bend.
4 All the earth bows down to praise you;
songs of worship never end.
5 Come and see God’s awesome actions,
that he works on our behalf.
6 He has turned the sea to dry land,
to let his own people pass.
Come, let us rejoice in him, who
7 Rules forever by his power.
He is watching all the nations;
Let them now rebel no more.
8 Praise our God, O all you peoples!
Let this sound of praise be heard.
9 He has kept our feet from slipping;
when in danger, he has cared.
10 For, O God, you have tried us,
as silver’s tested by flame.
11 You have brought us into the net;
laid great burdens on our frame.
12 We have passed through fire and water;
let them trample on our heads;
but you rescued us and brought us
to a plenteous place instead.
13 I will come into your temple
with my vows and sacrifice.
14 I’ll fulfill the vows I promised,
that I made with desperate cries.
15 I will sacrifice rich offerings,
bulls and goats and rams, to you.
16 All God’s fearers, come and listen;
let me tell what he can do.
He has done great wonders for me,
17 When I cried to him in pain.
when I used my tongue to praise him,
then he turned to me again.
18 If I’d harbored evil passions,
cherished sin within my heart,
God, the Lord, would not have listened;
19 But he’s heard me from the start.
God has listened to my prayers;
20 Praise to him who heard my plea!
He’s not turned away my crying
or withheld his love from me.
– Albert Baxter, Portglenone Psalms, alt.
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