Psalm 95–96

Psalm 95

¹Come, let us sing with joy to the Lord.

Let us give a loud shout to the Rock who saves us.

²Let us come to him and give him thanks.

Let us praise him with music and song.

³The Lord is the great God.

He is the greatest King.

He rules over all of the gods.

⁴He owns the deepest parts of the earth.

The mountain peaks belong to him.

⁵The ocean is his, because he made it.

He formed the dry land with his hands.

⁶Come, let us bow down and worship him.

Let us fall on our knees in front of the Lord our Maker.

⁷He is our God.

We are the sheep belonging to his flock.

We are the people he takes good care of.

Listen to his voice today.

⁸If you hear it, don’t be stubborn as you were at Meribah.

Don’t be stubborn as you were that day at Massah in the desert.

⁹There your people of long ago really put me to the test.

They did it even though they had seen what I had done for them.

¹⁰For 40 years I was angry with them.

I said, “Their hearts are always going down the wrong path.

They do not know how I want them to live.”

¹¹So when I was angry, I took an oath.

I said, “They will never enjoy the rest I planned for them.”

Psalm 96

¹Sing a new song to the Lord.

All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord.

²Sing to the Lord. Praise him.

Day after day tell about how he saves us.

³Tell the nations about his glory.

Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.

⁴The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise.

People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.

⁵All of the gods of the nations are like their statues.

They can’t do anything.

But the Lord made the heavens.

⁶Glory and majesty are all around him.

Strength and glory can be seen in his temple.

⁷Praise the Lord, all you nations.

Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.

⁸Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him.

Bring an offering and come into the courtyards of his temple.

⁹Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.

All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him.

¹⁰Say to the nations, “The Lord rules.”

The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved.

The Lord will judge the people of the world fairly.

¹¹Let the heavens be full of joy. Let the earth be glad.

Let the ocean and everything in it roar.

¹²Let the fields and everything in them be glad.

Then all of the trees in the forest will sing with joy.

¹³They will sing to the Lord,

because he is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the people of the world

in keeping with what is right and true.