Psalm 96–99

PSALM 96

A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.

^1aSing to the Lord a ^bnew song;

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;

^aProclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.

³Tell of ^aHis glory among the nations,

His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.

⁴For ^agreat is the Lord and ^bgreatly to be praised;

He is to be ^cfeared ^dabove all gods.

⁵For ^aall the gods of the peoples are ¹idols,

But ^bthe Lord made the heavens.

^6aSplendor and majesty are before Him,

Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷¹Ascribe to the Lord, O ^afamilies of the peoples,

^bAscribe to the Lord glory and strength.

⁸¹Ascribe to the Lord the ^aglory of His name;

Bring an ^2boffering and come into His courts.

^9aWorship the Lord in ¹holy attire;

^bTremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the nations, “^aThe Lord reigns;

Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved;

He will ^bjudge the peoples with ¹equity.”

¹¹Let the ^aheavens be glad, and let the ^bearth rejoice;

Let ^cthe sea ¹roar, and ²all it contains;

¹²Let the ^afield exult, and all that is in it.

Then all the ^btrees of the forest will sing for joy

¹³Before the Lord, ^afor He is coming,

For He is coming to judge the earth.

^bHe will judge the world in righteousness

And the peoples in His faithfulness.

PSALM 97

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

^1aThe Lord ¹reigns, let the ^bearth rejoice;

Let the many ^2cislands be glad.

^2aClouds and thick darkness surround Him;

^bRighteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

^3aFire goes before Him

And ^bburns up His adversaries round about.

⁴His ^alightnings lit up the world;

The earth saw and ^btrembled.

⁵The mountains ^amelted like wax at the presence of the Lord,

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

⁶The ^aheavens declare His righteousness,

And ^ball the peoples have seen His glory.

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

Who boast themselves 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 Lord.

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

You are exalted far ^babove all ¹gods.

^10aHate evil, you who love the Lord,

Who ^bpreserves the souls of His godly ones;

He ^cdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

^11aLight is sown like seed for the righteous

And ^bgladness for the upright in heart.

¹²Be ^aglad in the Lord, you righteous ones,

And ^bgive thanks ¹to His holy name.

PSALM 98

A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness.

A Psalm.

¹O sing to the Lord a ^anew song,

For He has done ^bwonderful things,

His ^cright hand and His ^dholy arm have ¹gained the victory for Him.

^2aThe Lord has made known His salvation;

He has ^brevealed His ¹righteousness in the sight 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.

^4aShout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;

^bBreak forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the ^alyre,

With the lyre and the ^1bsound of melody.

⁶With ^atrumpets and the sound of the horn

^bShout joyfully before ^cthe King, the Lord.

⁷Let the ^asea roar and ¹all it contains,

The ^bworld and those who dwell in it.

⁸Let the ^arivers clap their hands,

Let the ^bmountains sing together for joy

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

He will judge the world with righteousness

And ^bthe peoples with ¹equity.

PSALM 99

Praise to the Lord for His Fidelity to Israel.

^1aThe Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble;

He ^1bis enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!

²The Lord ¹is ^agreat in Zion,

And He is ^bexalted above all the peoples.

³Let them praise Your ^agreat and awesome name;

^bHoly is ¹He.

⁴The ¹strength of the King ^aloves ²justice;

You have established ^3bequity;

You have ^cexecuted justice and righteousness in Jacob.

^51aExalt the Lord our God

And ^bworship at His footstool;

^cHoly is He.

^6aMoses and Aaron were among His ^bpriests,

And Samuel was among those who ^ccalled on His name;

They ^dcalled upon the Lord and He answered them.

⁷He ^aspoke to them in the pillar of cloud;

They ^bkept His testimonies

And the statute that He gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, You ^aanswered them;

You were a ^bforgiving God to them,

And yet an ^cavenger of their evil deeds.

⁹Exalt the Lord our God

And worship at His holy hill,

For holy is the Lord our God.