Psalm 97-99

English Standard Version

The Lord Reigns

97 ^(A)The Lord reigns, ^(B)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many ^(C)coastlands be glad!
²^(D)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    ^(E)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
³^(F)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
⁴His ^(G)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and ^(H)trembles.
⁵The mountains ^(I)melt like ^(J)wax before the Lord,
    before ^(K)the Lord of all the earth.

⁶^(L)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all ^(M)the peoples see his glory.
⁷All worshipers of images are ^(N)put to shame,
    who make their boast in ^(O)worthless idols;
    ^(P)worship him, all you gods!

⁸Zion hears and ^(Q)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.
⁹For you, O Lord, are ^(R)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above ^(S)all gods.

¹⁰O you who love the Lord, ^(T)hate evil!
    He ^(U)preserves the lives of his ^(V)saints;
    he ^(W)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(X)Light ^(Y)is sown^[a] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
¹²^(Z)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and ^(AA)give thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord ^(AB)a new song,
    for he has done ^(AC)marvelous things!
His ^(AD)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
²The Lord has ^(AE)made known his salvation;
    he has ^(AF)revealed his righteousness in ^(AG)the sight of the nations.
³He has ^(AH)remembered his ^(AI)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All ^(AJ)the ends of the earth have seen
    ^(AK)the salvation of our God.

⁴^(AL)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    ^(AM)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the ^(AN)sound of melody!
⁶With ^(AO)trumpets and the sound of ^(AP)the horn
    ^(AQ)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

⁷^(AR)Let the sea roar, and ^(AS)all that fills it;
    ^(AT)the world and those who dwell in it!
⁸Let the rivers ^(AU)clap their hands;
    let ^(AV)the hills sing for joy together
⁹before the Lord, for he comes
    to ^(AW)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 ^(AX)The Lord reigns; ^(AY)let the peoples tremble!
    He ^(AZ)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; ^(BA)let the earth quake!
²The Lord is ^(BB)great in Zion;
    he is ^(BC)exalted over all the peoples.
³Let them praise your ^(BD)great and awesome name!
    ^(BE)Holy is he!
⁴^(BF)The King in his might ^(BG)loves justice.^[b]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵^(BH)Exalt the Lord our God;
    ^(BI)worship at his ^(BJ)footstool!
    ^(BK)Holy is he!

⁶^(BL)Moses and Aaron were among his ^(BM)priests,
    Samuel also was among those who ^(BN)called upon his name.
    They ^(BO)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
⁷In ^(BP)the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they ^(BQ)kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were ^(BR)a forgiving God to them,
    but ^(BS)an avenger of their wrongdoings.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his ^(BT)holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns
Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice

Romans 16

English Standard Version

Personal Greetings

16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^[a] of the church at ^(A)Cenchreae, ²that you ^(B)may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

³Greet ^(C)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, ⁴who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. ⁵Greet also ^(D)the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was ^(E)the first convert^[b] to Christ in Asia. ⁶Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. ⁷Greet Andronicus and Junia,^[c] my kinsmen and my ^(F)fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,^[d] and they were in Christ before me. ⁸Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. ⁹Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. ¹⁰Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those ^(G)who belong to the family of Aristobulus. ¹¹Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. ¹²Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. ¹³Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. ¹⁴Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers^[e] who are with them. ¹⁵Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. ¹⁶^(H)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.

Final Instructions and Greetings

¹⁷I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles ^(I)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; ^(J)avoid them. ¹⁸For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^(K)their own appetites,^[f] and ^(L)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. ¹⁹For ^(M)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you ^(N)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. ²⁰^(O)The God of peace ^(P)will soon crush Satan under your feet. ^(Q)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

²¹^(R)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.

²²I Tertius, ^(S)who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²³^(T)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.^[g]

Doxology

²⁵^(U)Now to him who is able to strengthen you ^(V)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, ^(W)according to the revelation of the mystery ^(X)that was kept secret for ^(Y)long ages ²⁶but ^(Z)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, ^(AA)to bring about the obedience of faith— ²⁷to ^(AB)the only wise God ^(AC)be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.

Footnotes

Romans 16:1 Or deaconess
Romans 16:5 Greek firstfruit
Romans 16:7 Or Junias
Romans 16:7 Or messengers
Romans 16:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 17
Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
Romans 16:23 Some manuscripts insert verse 24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen