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Psalm 66

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To the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.

1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
   2 sing the glory of his name;
   give to him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
   So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
4 All the earth worships you
   and sings praises to you;
   they sing praises to your name.” Selah

5 Come and see what God has done:
   he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
6 He turned the sea into dry land;
   they passed through the river on foot.
There did we rejoice in him,
   7 who rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
   let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

8 Bless our God, O peoples;
   let the sound of his praise be heard,
9 who has kept our soul among the living
   and has not let our feet slip.
10 For you, O God, have tested us;
   you have tried us as silver is tried.
11 You brought us into the net;
   you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
12 you let men ride over our heads;
   we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.

13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
   I will perform my vows to you,
14 that which my lips uttered
   and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,
   with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah

16 Come and hear, all you who fear God,
   and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
17 I cried to him with my mouth,
   and high praise was on my tongue.
18 If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
   the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly God has listened;
   he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

20 Blessed be God,
   because he has not rejected my prayer
   or removed his steadfast love from me!


Scripture taken from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm Devotional
A Personal Testimony

Most Christians at some point have heard or shared a personal testimony. It can be a great encouragement to other believers and a powerful witness to unbelievers, when delivered from the heart and meant to give glory to Christ. At times, however, the personal testimony can become a stylized genre of its own, authenticated by a touch of drama, resembling a competitive exhibition with a bit of spiritual posturing. In spite of this, Psalm 66 reminds us that a God-centered personal testimony that worshipfully presents the work of His sovereign grace, and calls others to faith, is a powerful witness that we can all take into the world.

Psalm 66 begins with a worldwide call to worship and a panoramic view of God’s glory and power in the earth (vv. 1-5). The focus of the psalm then tightens to celebrate the particular and gracious care of God for His people (vv. 6-12). Finally, the psalm zooms in on a single worshiper whose prayers have been answered (vv. 13-20). This progression—from the universal, to the particular, to the individual—reminds us that, in the great sweep of redemptive history, the individual is not just a face in a crowd, and certainly no mere pawn in a game. Among the mighty works of God in the world (v. 5), which include such a great event as the Exodus (v. 6), we find His quiet and gracious work in the life of the individual believer. This is what makes every believer a living illustration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and every individual testimony a significant act of bearing witness.

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Glory album art O All the Earth (Psalm 66A)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Glory
Restoration album art O All You Peoples, Bless Our God (Psalm 66B)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Restoration
Redemption album art All Earth to God Raise Joyful Song (Psalm 66C)
The Book of Psalms for Worship | Redemption