Psalm 96–99

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

96^aOh sing to the Lord ^ba new song;

sing to the Lord, all the earth!

²Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

^ctell of his salvation from day to day.

³Declare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

⁴For ^dgreat is the Lord, and ^egreatly to be praised;

he is to be feared above ^fall gods.

⁵For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord ^gmade the heavens.

⁶Splendor and majesty are before him;

^hstrength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to the Lord, O ⁱfamilies of the peoples,

^jascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

⁸Ascribe to the Lord ^kthe glory due his name;

bring ^lan offering, and ^mcome into his courts!

⁹Worship the Lord in ⁿthe splendor of holiness;¹

^otremble before him, all the earth!

¹⁰Say among the nations, ^p“The Lord reigns!

Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;

he will ^qjudge the peoples with equity.”

¹¹Let ^rthe heavens be glad, and let ^sthe earth rejoice;

let ^tthe sea roar, and all that fills it;

¹²let ^uthe field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all ^vthe trees of the forest sing for joy

¹³before the Lord, for he comes,

for he comes ^wto judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness.

The Lord Reigns

97^xThe Lord reigns, ^ylet the earth rejoice;

let the many ^zcoastlands be glad!

^2aClouds and thick darkness are all around him;

^brighteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

^3cFire goes before him

and burns up his adversaries all around.

⁴His ^dlightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and ^etrembles.

⁵The mountains ^fmelt like ^gwax before the Lord,

before ^hthe Lord of all the earth.

⁶ⁱThe heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all ^jthe peoples see his glory.

⁷All worshipers of images are ^kput to shame,

who make their boast in ^lworthless idols;

^mworship him, all you gods!

⁸Zion hears and ⁿis glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

⁹For you, O Lord, are ^omost high over all the earth;

you are exalted far above ^pall gods.

¹⁰O you who love the Lord, ^qhate evil!

He ^rpreserves the lives of his ^ssaints;

he ^tdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

^11uLight ^vis sown¹ for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

^12wRejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and ^xgive thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

98A Psalm.

¹Oh sing to the Lord ^ya new song,

for he has done ^zmarvelous things!

His ^aright hand and his holy arm

have worked salvation for him.

²The Lord has ^bmade known his salvation;

he has ^crevealed his righteousness in ^dthe sight of the nations.

³He has ^eremembered his ^fsteadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All ^gthe ends of the earth have seen

^hthe salvation of our God.

⁴ⁱMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

^jbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!

⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the ^ksound of melody!

⁶With ^ltrumpets and the sound of ^mthe horn

ⁱmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

⁷ⁿLet the sea roar, and ^oall that fills it;

^othe world and those who dwell in it!

⁸Let the rivers ^pclap their hands;

let ^qthe hills sing for joy together

⁹before the Lord, for he comes

to ^rjudge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99^sThe Lord reigns; ^tlet the peoples tremble!

He ^usits enthroned upon the cherubim; ^vlet the earth quake!

²The Lord is ^wgreat in Zion;

he is ^xexalted over all the peoples.

³Let them praise your ^ygreat and awesome name!

^zHoly is he!

^4aThe King in his might ^bloves justice.¹

You have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

^5cExalt the Lord our God;

^dworship at his ^efootstool!

^zHoly is he!

^6fMoses and Aaron were among his ^gpriests,

Samuel also was among those who ^hcalled upon his name.

They ⁱcalled to the Lord, and he answered them.

⁷In ^jthe pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

they ^kkept his testimonies

and the statute that he gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were ^la forgiving God to them,

but ^man avenger of their wrongdoings.

⁹Exalt the Lord our God,

and worship at his ⁿholy mountain;

for the Lord our God is holy!