Psalm 94-97

New King James Version

God the Refuge of the Righteous

94 O Lord God, ^(A)to whom vengeance belongs—
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
²Rise up, O ^(B)Judge of the earth;
^[a]Render punishment to the proud.
³Lord, ^(C)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?

⁴They ^(D)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
⁵They break in pieces Your people, O Lord,
And afflict Your heritage.
⁶They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
⁷^(E)Yet they say, “The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob ^[b]understand.”

⁸Understand, you senseless among the people;
And you fools, when will you be wise?
⁹^(F)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
¹⁰He who ^[c]instructs the ^[d]nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
¹¹The Lord ^(G)knows the thoughts of man,
That they are futile.

¹²Blessed is the man whom You ^(H)instruct, O Lord,
And teach out of Your law,
¹³That You may give him ^[e]rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For the Lord will not ^[f]cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
¹⁵But judgment will return to righteousness,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
¹⁷Unless the Lord had been my help,
My soul would soon have settled in silence.
¹⁸If I say, “My foot slips,”
Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
¹⁹In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰Shall ^(I)the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,
Have fellowship with You?
²¹They gather together against the life of the righteous,
And condemn ^(J)innocent blood.
²²But the Lord has been my defense,
And my God the rock of my refuge.
²³He has brought on them their own iniquity,
And shall ^[g]cut them off in their own wickedness;
The Lord our God shall cut them off.

A Call to Worship and Obedience

95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
²Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with ^(K)psalms.
³For ^(L)the Lord is the great God,
And the great King above all gods.
⁴^[h]In His hand are the deep places of the earth;
The heights of the hills are His also.
⁵^(M)The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.

⁶Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let ^(N)us kneel before the Lord our Maker.
⁷For He is our God,
And ^(O)we are the people of His pasture,
And the sheep ^[i]of His hand.

^(P)Today, if you will hear His voice:
⁸“Do not harden your hearts, as in the ^[j]rebellion,
^(Q)As in the day of ^[k]trial in the wilderness,
⁹When ^(R)your fathers tested Me;
They tried Me, though they ^(S)saw My work.
¹⁰For ^(T)forty years I was ^[l]grieved with that generation,
And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts,
And they do not know My ways.’
¹¹So ^(U)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”

A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment^(V)

96 Oh, ^(W)sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Declare His glory among the ^[m]nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

⁴For ^(X)the Lord is great and ^(Y)greatly to be praised;
^(Z)He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵For ^(AA)all the gods of the peoples are idols,
^(AB)But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and ^(AC)beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^(AD)Give^[n] to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[o]Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
⁹Oh, worship the Lord ^(AE)in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the ^[p]nations, ^(AF)“The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be ^[q]moved;
^(AG)He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

¹¹^(AH)Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
^(AI)Let the sea roar, and ^[r]all its fullness;
¹²Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
¹³ before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
^(AJ)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

A Song of Praise to the Sovereign Lord

97 The Lord ^(AK)reigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of ^[s]isles be glad!

²^(AL)Clouds and darkness surround Him;
^(AM)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(AN)A fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about.
⁴^(AO)His lightnings light the world;
The earth sees and trembles.
⁵^(AP)The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
⁶^(AQ)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.

⁷^(AR)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
^(AS)Worship Him, all you gods.
⁸Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
⁹For You, Lord, are ^(AT)most high above all the earth;
^(AU)You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰You who love the Lord, ^(AV)hate evil!
^(AW)He preserves the souls of His saints;
^(AX)He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(AY)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²^(AZ)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
^(BA)And give thanks ^[t]at the remembrance of ^[u]His holy name.