Psalm 97–98

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.