Psalm 97–99

Psalm 97

The Glory of God’s Reign

¹The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coastlands be glad!^*

²Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.^*

³Fire goes before him

and consumes his adversaries on every side.^*

⁴His lightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

⁵The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the Lord of all the earth.^*

⁶The heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all the peoples behold his glory.

⁷All servants of images are put to shame,

those who make their boast in worthless idols;

all gods bow down before him.^*

⁸Zion hears and is glad,

and the towns^l of Judah rejoice

because of your judgments, O God.^*

⁹For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;

you are exalted far above all gods.^*

¹⁰You who love the Lord, hate evil;

he guards the lives of his faithful;

he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.^*

¹¹Light dawns^m for the righteous

and joy for the upright in heart.^*

¹²Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and give thanks to his holy name!

Psalm 98

Praise the Judge of the World

A Psalm.

¹O sing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvelous things.

His right hand and his holy arm

have gotten him victory.^*

²The Lord has made known his victory;

he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.^*

³He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have seen

the victory of our God.^*

⁴Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

break forth into joyous song and sing praises.^*

⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the sound of melody.

⁶With trumpets and the sound of the horn

make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.^*

⁷Let the sea roar and all that fills it,

the world and those who live in it.^*

⁸Let the floods clap their hands;

let the hills sing together for joy^*

⁹at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming

to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness

and the peoples with equity.^*

Psalm 99

Praise to God for His Holiness

¹The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!

He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!^*

²The Lord is great in Zion;

he is exalted over all the peoples.^*

³Let them praise your great and awesome name.

Holy is he!

⁴Mighty King,ⁿ lover of justice,

you have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.^*

⁵Extol the Lord our God;

worship at his footstool.

Holy is he!^*

⁶Moses and Aaron were among his priests,

Samuel also was among those who called on his name.

They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.^*

⁷He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;

they kept his decrees

and the statutes that he gave them.^*

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were a forgiving God to them

but an avenger of their wrongdoings.^*

⁹Extol the Lord our God,

and worship at his holy mountain,

for the Lord our God is holy.^*