Psalm 97–99

Psalm 97

¹The Lord ^areigns;

Let the earth rejoice;

Let the multitude of ¹isles be glad!

^2bClouds and darkness surround Him;

^cRighteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

^3dA fire goes before Him,

And burns up His enemies round about.

^4eHis lightnings light the world;

The earth sees and trembles.

^5fThe mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,

At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

^6gThe heavens declare His righteousness,

And all the peoples see His glory.

^7hLet all be put to shame who serve carved images,

Who boast of idols.

ⁱWorship Him, all you gods.

⁸Zion hears and is glad,

And the daughters of Judah rejoice

Because of Your judgments, O Lord.

⁹For You, Lord, are ^jmost high above all the earth;

^kYou are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰You who love the Lord, ^lhate evil!

^mHe preserves the souls of His saints;

ⁿHe delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

^11oLight is sown for the righteous,

And gladness for the upright in heart.

^12pRejoice in the Lord, you righteous,

^qAnd give thanks ²at the remembrance of ³His holy name.

Psalm 98

A Psalm.

¹Oh, ^asing to the Lord a new song!

For He has ^bdone marvelous things;

His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.

^2cThe Lord has made known His salvation;

^dHis righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the ¹nations.

³He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;

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

⁴Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;

Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.

⁵Sing to the Lord with the harp,

With the harp and the sound of a psalm,

⁶With trumpets and the sound of a horn;

Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.

⁷Let the sea roar, and all its fullness,

The world and those who dwell in it;

⁸Let the rivers clap their hands;

Let the hills be joyful together before the Lord,

^9fFor He is coming to judge the earth.

With righteousness He shall judge the world,

And the peoples with ²equity.

Psalm 99

¹The Lord reigns;

Let the peoples tremble!

^aHe dwells between the cherubim;

Let the earth be ¹moved!

²The Lord is great in Zion,

And He is high above all the peoples.

³Let them praise Your great and awesome name—

²He is holy.

⁴The King’s strength also loves justice;

You have established equity;

You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

⁵Exalt the Lord our God,

And worship at His footstool—

He is holy.

⁶Moses and Aaron were among His priests,

And Samuel was among those who ^bcalled upon His name;

They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.

⁷He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;

They kept His testimonies and the ³ordinance He gave them.

⁸You answered them, O Lord our God;

You were to them God-Who-Forgives,

Though You took vengeance on their deeds.

⁹Exalt the Lord our God,

And worship at His holy hill;

For the Lord our God is holy.