Psalm 95; Psalms 97–99

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Psalm 95

Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

1  Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

let us fmake a joyful noise to gthe rock of our salvation!

2  Let us hcome into his presence with thanksgiving;

let us fmake a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

3  For the Lord is ia great God,

and a great King jabove all gods.

4  In his hand are the depths of the earth;

the heights of the mountains are his also.

5  The sea is his, for khe made it,

and his hands formed kthe dry land.

6  Oh come, let us worship and bow down;

let us lkneel before the Lord, our mMaker!

7  For he is our nGod,

and we are the people of his opasture,

and the sheep of his hand.

pToday, if you qhear his voice,

8  rdo not harden your hearts, as at sMeribah,

as on the day at tMassah in the wilderness,

9  when your fathers put me to the utest

and put me to the proof, though they had seen my vwork.

10  wFor forty years I loathed that generation

and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,

and they have not known xmy ways.”

11  Therefore I yswore in my wrath,

“They shall not enter zmy rest.”


Psalms 97–99

The Lord Reigns

1  xThe Lord reigns, ylet the earth rejoice;

let the many zcoastlands be glad!

2  aClouds and thick darkness are all around him;

brighteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3  cFire goes before him

and burns up his adversaries all around.

4  His dlightnings light up the world;

the earth sees and etrembles.

5  The mountains fmelt like gwax before the Lord,

before hthe Lord of all the earth.

6  iThe heavens proclaim his righteousness,

and all jthe peoples see his glory.

7  All worshipers of images are kput to shame,

who make their boast in lworthless idols;

mworship him, all you gods!

8  Zion hears and nis glad,

and the daughters of Judah rejoice,

because of your judgments, O Lord.

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

you are exalted far above pall gods.

10  O you who love the Lord, qhate evil!

He rpreserves the lives of his ssaints;

he tdelivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11  uLight vis sown1 for the righteous,

and joy for the upright in heart.

12  wRejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,

and xgive thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

1  Oh sing to the Lord ya new song,

for he has done zmarvelous things!

His aright hand and his holy arm

have worked salvation for him.

2  The Lord has bmade known his salvation;

he has crevealed his righteousness in dthe sight of the nations.

3  He has eremembered his fsteadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All gthe ends of the earth have seen

hthe salvation of our God.

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

jbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5  Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the ksound of melody!

6  With ltrumpets and the sound of mthe horn

imake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7  nLet the sea roar, and oall that fills it;

othe world and those who dwell in it!

8  Let the rivers pclap their hands;

let qthe hills sing for joy together

9  before the Lord, for he comes

to rjudge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

1  sThe Lord reigns; tlet the peoples tremble!

He usits enthroned upon the cherubim; vlet the earth quake!

2  The Lord is wgreat in Zion;

he is xexalted over all the peoples.

3  Let them praise your ygreat and awesome name!

zHoly is he!

4  aThe King in his might bloves justice.2

You have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

5  cExalt the Lord our God;

dworship at his efootstool!

zHoly is he!

6  fMoses and Aaron were among his gpriests,

Samuel also was among those who hcalled upon his name.

They icalled to the Lord, and he answered them.

7  In jthe pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

they kkept his testimonies

and the statute that he gave them.

8  O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were la forgiving God to them,

but man avenger of their wrongdoings.

9  Exalt the Lord our God,

and worship at his nholy mountain;

for the Lord our God is holy!