66:7 He rules 1 by his power forever;
he watches 2 the nations.
Stubborn rebels should not exalt 3 themselves. (Selah)
66:8 Praise 4 our God, you nations!
Loudly proclaim his praise! 5
66:9 He preserves our lives 6
and does not allow our feet to slip.
66:10 For 7 you, O God, tested us;
you purified us like refined silver.
66:11 You led us into a trap; 8
you caused us to suffer. 9
66:12 You allowed men to ride over our heads;
we passed through fire and water,
but you brought us out into a wide open place. 10
66:13 I will enter 11 your temple with burnt sacrifices;
I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
66:14 which my lips uttered
and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
66:15 I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices,
along with the smell of sacrificial rams.
I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)
66:16 Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God! 12
I will declare what he has done for me.
66:17 I cried out to him for help 13
and praised him with my tongue. 14
66:18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, 15
the Lord would not have listened.
66:19 However, God heard;
he listened to my prayer.
66:20 God deserves praise, 16
for 17 he did not reject my prayer
or abandon his love for me! 18