96  ^cOh ^dsing to the Lord a new song;

sing to the Lord, all the earth!

2  Sing to the Lord, ^ebless his name;

tell of his salvation from day to day.

3  ^fDeclare his glory among the nations,

his marvelous works among all the peoples!

4  For ^ggreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

he is ^hto be feared ⁱabove all gods.

5  For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.

6  Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

7  ^jAscribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

8  Ascribe to the Lord the ^kglory due his name;

bring an offering, and ^lcome into his courts!

9  Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;¹

^mtremble before him, all the earth!

10  Say among the nations, “The Lord ⁿreigns!

^oYes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;

he will judge the peoples with equity.”

11  ^pLet the heavens be glad, and ^qlet the earth rejoice;

^rlet the sea roar, and all that fills it;

12  let the field exult, and everything in it!

Then shall all the trees of the forest ^ssing for joy

13  ^tbefore the Lord, for he comes,

for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness,

and the peoples in his faithfulness.

97  The Lord ^ureigns, ^vlet the earth rejoice;

let the many coastlands be glad!

2  ^wClouds and thick darkness are all around him;

^xrighteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3  ^yFire goes before him

and burns up his adversaries all around.

4  His ^zlightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.

5  The ^amountains melt like wax before the Lord,

before the ^bLord of all the earth.

6  The ^cheavens proclaim his righteousness,

and ^dall the peoples see his glory.

7  All worshipers of images are ^eput to shame,

who make their boast in worthless idols;

^fworship him, all you gods!

8  Zion hears and is ^gglad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

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

you are exalted far ⁱabove all gods.

10  O you who love the Lord, ^jhate evil!

He ^kpreserves the lives of his saints;

he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11  Light is sown¹ for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12  Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and ^lgive thanks to his holy name!

98  Oh ^msing to the Lord a new song,

for he has done marvelous things!

His right hand and his holy arm

have worked salvation for him.

2  The Lord has ⁿmade known his salvation;

he has ^orevealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

3  He has ^premembered his steadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All the ends of the earth have ^qseen

the salvation of our God.

4  ^rMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

^sbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5  Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the sound of melody!

6  ^tWith trumpets and the sound of the horn

make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7  ^uLet the sea roar, and all that fills it;

^vthe world and those who dwell in it!

8  Let the rivers clap their hands;

let the hills ^wsing for joy together

9  ^xbefore the Lord, for he comes

to judge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

99  The Lord ^yreigns; let the peoples tremble!

He sits ^zenthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

2  The Lord is great in Zion;

he is exalted ^aover all the peoples.

3  Let them praise your great and awesome name!

^bHoly is he!

4  The King in his might loves justice.¹

You have established equity;

you have executed ^cjustice

and righteousness in Jacob.

5  Exalt the Lord our God;

^dworship at his footstool!

Holy is he!

6  ^eMoses and Aaron were among his priests,

^fSamuel also was among those who ^gcalled upon his name.

^hThey called to the Lord, and he answered them.

7  ⁱIn the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

they kept his testimonies

and the statute that he gave them.

8  O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were a forgiving God to them,

but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

9  Exalt the Lord our God,

and worship at his holy mountain;

for the Lord our God is holy!

100  ^jMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

2  Serve the Lord with gladness!

Come into his presence with singing!

3  Know that ^kthe Lord, he is God!

It is he who made us, and we are his;¹

we are his people, and the ^lsheep of his pasture.

4  Enter his gates ^mwith thanksgiving,

and ⁿhis courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; ^obless his name!

5  ^pFor the Lord is good;

his steadfast love endures forever,

and his faithfulness to all generations.