Psalm 97–98

PSALM 97

¹The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice;

let the many coastlands be glad!

²Clouds and thick darkness are round about him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

³Fire goes before him,

and burns up his adversaries round about.

⁴His lightnings lighten 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 worshipers of images are put to shame,

who make their boast in worthless idols;

all gods bow down before him.

⁸Zion hears and is glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of thy judgments, O God.

⁹For thou, O Lord, art most high over all the earth;

thou art exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰The Lord loves those who hate evil;^k

he preserves the lives of his saints;

he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

¹¹Light dawns^l 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

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 dwell in it!

⁸Let the floods clap their hands;

let the hills sing for joy together

⁹before the Lord, for he comes

to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.