Psalm 95

New International Version

Psalm 95

¹Come,^(A) let us sing for joy^(B) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud^(C) to the Rock^(D) of our salvation.
²Let us come before him^(E) with thanksgiving^(F)
and extol him with music^(G) and song.

³For the Lord is the great God,^(H)
    the great King^(I) above all gods.^(J)
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(L)

⁶Come, let us bow down^(M) in worship,^(N)
    let us kneel^(O) before the Lord our Maker;^(P)
⁷for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸“Do not harden your hearts^(R) as you did at Meribah,^[a]^(S)
    as you did that day at Massah^[b] in the wilderness,^(T)
⁹where your ancestors tested^(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰For forty years^(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(X)
¹¹So I declared on oath^(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(Z)

Footnotes

Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.

Psalm 97-99

New International Version

Psalm 97

¹The Lord reigns,^(A) let the earth be glad;^(B)
    let the distant shores^(C) rejoice.
²Clouds^(D) and thick darkness^(E) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.^(F)
³Fire^(G) goes before^(H) him
    and consumes^(I) his foes on every side.
⁴His lightning^(J) lights up the world;
    the earth^(K) sees and trembles.^(L)
⁵The mountains melt^(M) like wax^(N) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.^(O)
⁶The heavens proclaim his righteousness,^(P)
    and all peoples see his glory.^(Q)

⁷All who worship images^(R) are put to shame,^(S)
those who boast in idols^(T)—
worship him,^(U) all you gods!^(V)

⁸Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(W)
    because of your judgments,^(X) Lord.
⁹For you, Lord, are the Most High^(Y) over all the earth;^(Z)
    you are exalted^(AA) far above all gods.
¹⁰Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(AB)
    for he guards^(AC) the lives of his faithful ones^(AD)
    and delivers^(AE) them from the hand of the wicked.^(AF)
¹¹Light shines^[a]^(AG) on the righteous^(AH)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(AI)
¹²Rejoice in the Lord,^(AJ) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(AK)

Psalm 98

A psalm.

¹Sing to the Lord^(AL) a new song,^(AM)
    for he has done marvelous things;^(AN)
his right hand^(AO) and his holy arm^(AP)
    have worked salvation^(AQ) for him.
²The Lord has made his salvation known^(AR)
    and revealed his righteousness^(AS) to the nations.^(AT)
³He has remembered^(AU) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth^(AV) have seen
    the salvation of our God.^(AW)

⁴Shout for joy^(AX) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵make music to the Lord with the harp,^(AY)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(AZ)
⁶with trumpets^(BA) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(BB)—
    shout for joy^(BC) before the Lord, the King.^(BD)

⁷Let the sea^(BE) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(BF)
⁸Let the rivers clap their hands,^(BG)
    let the mountains^(BH) sing together for joy;
⁹let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.^(BI)

Psalm 99

¹The Lord reigns,^(BJ)
    let the nations tremble;^(BK)
he sits enthroned^(BL) between the cherubim,^(BM)
    let the earth shake.
²Great is the Lord^(BN) in Zion;^(BO)
    he is exalted^(BP) over all the nations.
³Let them praise^(BQ) your great and awesome name^(BR)—
    he is holy.^(BS)

⁴The King^(BT) is mighty, he loves justice^(BU)—
    you have established equity;^(BV)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.^(BW)
⁵Exalt^(BX) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

⁶Moses^(BY) and Aaron^(BZ) were among his priests,
    Samuel^(CA) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered^(CB) them.
⁷He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;^(CC)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

⁸Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,^(CD)
    though you punished^(CE) their misdeeds.^[b]
⁹Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

Footnotes

Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them