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.

101  I will sing of steadfast love and justice;

to you, O Lord, ^qI will make music.

2  I will ponder the way that is blameless.

Oh when will you come to me?

I will ^rwalk ^swith integrity of heart

within my house;

3  I will not set before my eyes

anything that is worthless.

I hate the work of those who fall away;

it shall not cling to me.

4  A ^tperverse heart shall be far from me;

I will know nothing of evil.

5  Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly

I will destroy.

^uWhoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart

I will not endure.

6  I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in the way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

7  No one who practices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall continue before my eyes.

8  Morning by morning I will destroy

all the wicked in the land,

cutting off all the evildoers

from the ^vcity of the Lord.