Let All the Earth Cry Out to God with Joy
Psalm 66 gives us the opportunity to sing with all our heart in praise and thanks for what God has done and what God continues to do. All of creation gives praise to the God who saves, who forgives, who loves without boundaries. How often we are in awe with sunrises and sunsets, with storms and rainbows, with glistening trees and shrubs from wet snowfalls or freezing mist. Are we aware of what God has done in our lives, how God has freed us, how God loves us? Let us count the ways.
All earth, shout with joy to God!
Sing the glory of the Name!
Give glorious praise! Say,
“How awesome your works!”
All earth bows before you,
sings to you, sings to your name.
Come, see God’s wonders,
tremendous deeds for the people:
God turned sea into land,
they crossed the river on foot.
Let us rejoice then in God,
who rules for ever with might.
Come, listen, all who fear God, as I tell what happened to me.
God did not reject my plea, but pledged me constant love.
[verses adapted from The Psalter © 1995, Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications.]