A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving
1 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
2 Sing to the glory of his name;
offer him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!
Your power is so great
that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you;
they sing praises to you,
they sing praises to your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done,
his wonderful acts among people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He rules forever by his might
and keeps his eyes on the nations.
Let no rebels rise against him.
8 Praise our God, all nations;
let your praise be heard.
9 He has kept us alive
and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have put us to the test, God;
as silver is purified by fire,
so you have tested us.
11 You let us fall into a trap
and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 You let our enemies trample us;
we went through fire and flood,
but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
13 I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
I will offer you what I promised.
14 I will give you what I said I would
when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
and the smoke will go up to the sky.
16 Come and listen, all who honor God,
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried to him for help;
I praised him with songs.
18 If I had ignored my sins,
the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God has indeed heard me;
he has listened to my prayer.
20 I praise God,
because he did not reject my prayer
or keep back his constant love from me.
الله يخلصنا فنشكره
1 لِكبـيرِ المُغَنِّينَ. نشيدٌ. مزمورٌ:
إهتِفوا للهِ يا جميعَ الأرضِ!
2 رتِّلوا لِمَجدِ اسمِهِ،
وهَلِّلوا لِمَجدِه تهليلا.
3 قولوا لَه: «ما أرهبَ أعمالَكَ!
لِعظيمِ عِزَّتِكَ يتَذلَّلُ أعداؤُكَ
4 جميعُ الأرضِ تسجُدُ لكَ.
تُرتِّلُ لكَ، تُرتِّلُ لاسمِكَ».
5 تعالَوا انظُروا أعمالَ اللهِ.
ما أرهَبَ صنائِعَهُ لِلبشَرِ.
6 حوَّلَ البحرَ إلى يَبَسٍ،
وبالأرجلِ عَبَرَ آباؤُنا النَّهرَ.
هُناكَ فَرِحْنا بهِ
7 مُتَسلِّطا أبدا بِـجَبَرُوتِهِ.
عيناهُ تُراقِبانِ الأمَمَ،
فلا يَتشامخُ المُتَمَرِّدونَ.
8 باركوا إلهَنا أيُّها الشُّعوبُ
واسمَعوا صوتَ التَّهليلِ.
9 هوَ الّذي أبقانا في الحياةِ
ومَنعَ أقدامَنا عَنِ الزَّلَلِ،
10 لأنَّكَ يا اللهُ جَرَّبْتَنا
وَمَحَّصْتنا تمحيصَ الفِضَّةِ.
11 أنتَ أوقَعتَنا في المِصيدةِ
وألقَيتَ عِبْئا على ظُهورِنا.
12 أركبتَ أُناسا على رُؤُوسِنا
فَدخَلْنا النِّيرانَ والمياهَ،
ولكنْ إلى الرَّخاءِ أَخرَجتَنا.
13 سأدخُلُ بـيتَكَ بالمُحرَقاتِ
وأوفِـيكَ يا ربُّ نُذُورا
14 تَلفَّظَت بها شفتايَ
ونَطَقْتُ بِها في الضِّيقِ.
15 مُحرَقاتٌ سمينةٌ أُصعِدُها لكَ:
كباشٌ رائِحتُها بَخُورٌ،
وأُقدِّمُ بقَرا معَ تُيوسٍ.
16 تَعالَوا اسمَعوا يا خائِفي اللهِ،
فأُخبِرَكُم بِما عَمِلَ لي.
17 بِفَمي صَرَختُ إليهِ،
وعَظَّمتُهُ بِلِساني.
18 لو فَكَّرتُ بالإثْمِ في قلبـي
لما سَمِعَ اللهُ لي.
19 لكنَّ اللهَ سمِعَ لي
وأَنصَتَ إلى صلاتي.
20 تباركَ اللهُ لم يُهمِلْ صلاتي
ولم يَرُدَّ رَحمَتَهُ عنِّي.