Psalm 97:1–99:9

Remember His Holy Name

^1aYahweh ¹reigns, let the ^bearth rejoice;

Let the many ^ccoastlands be glad.

^2aClouds and thick darkness are all around Him;

^bRighteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

^3aFire goes before Him

And ^bburns up His adversaries all around.

⁴His ^alightnings light up the world;

The earth sees and ^btrembles.

⁵The mountains ^amelt like wax at the presence of Yahweh,

At the presence of the ^bLord of all the earth.

⁶The ^aheavens declare His righteousness,

And ^ball the peoples see His glory.

⁷Let all those be ashamed who serve ^agraven images,

Who boast of ^bidols;

^1cWorship Him, all you ²gods!

⁸Zion ¹heard this and ^awas glad,

And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced

Because of Your judgments, O Yahweh.

⁹For You are Yahweh ^aMost High over all the earth;

You are exalted far ^babove all ¹gods.

^10aHate evil, you who love Yahweh,

Who ^bkeeps the souls of His holy ones;

He ^cdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

^11aLight is sown for the righteous

And ^bgladness for the upright in heart.

¹²Be ^aglad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,

And ^bgive thanks for the remembrance of ¹His holy name.

PSALM 98

Sing to Yahweh a New Song

A Psalm.

¹Sing to Yahweh a ^anew song,

For He has done ^bwondrous deeds,

His ^cright hand and His ^dholy arm have ¹worked out His salvation.

^2aYahweh has made known His salvation;

He has ^brevealed His righteousness in the eyes of the nations.

³He has ^aremembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;

^bAll the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

^4aMake a loud shout to Yahweh, all the earth;

^bBreak forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

⁵Sing praises to Yahweh with the ^alyre,

With the lyre and the ^bsound of singing.

⁶With ^atrumpets and the sound of the horn

^bMake a loud shout before ^cKing Yahweh.

⁷Let the ^asea roar, as well as its fullness,

The ^bworld and those who dwell in it.

⁸Let the ^arivers clap their hands,

Let the ^bmountains sing together for joy

⁹Before Yahweh, for He is coming to ^ajudge the earth;

He will judge the world with righteousness

And ^bthe peoples with ¹equity.

PSALM 99

Holy Is Yahweh Our God

^1aYahweh reigns, let the peoples tremble;

He ^bsits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth quake!

²Yahweh is ^agreat in Zion,

And He is ^bexalted above all the peoples.

³Let them praise Your ^agreat and awesome name;

^bHoly is ¹He.

⁴¹The strength of the King ^aloves ²justice;

You have established ^3bequity;

You have ^cdone ⁴justice and righteousness in Jacob.

^5aExalt Yahweh our God

And ^bworship at the footstool of His feet;

^cHoly is He.

^6aMoses and Aaron were among His ^bpriests,

And ^cSamuel was among those who ^dcalled on His name;

They ^ewould call upon Yahweh and He would answer them.

⁷He ^awould speak to them in the pillar of cloud;

They ^bkept His testimonies

And the statute that He gave them.

⁸O Yahweh our God, You ^aanswered them;

You were a ^bforgiving God to them,

And yet an ^cavenger of their evil deeds.

⁹Exalt Yahweh our God

And worship at His holy mountain,

For holy is Yahweh our God.