97 The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof!

² Clouds and darkness are round about Him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne.

³ A fire goeth before Him, and burneth up His enemies round about.

⁴ His lightnings enlightened the world; the earth saw and trembled.

⁵ The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

⁶ The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the people see His glory.

⁷ Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Worship Him, all ye gods!

⁸ Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of Thy judgments, O Lord.

⁹ For Thou, Lord, art high above all the earth; Thou art exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰ Ye that love the Lord, hate evil! He preserveth the souls of His saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

¹¹ Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

¹² Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

98 O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He hath done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm hath gotten Him the victory.

² The Lord hath made known His salvation; His righteousness hath He openly shown in the sight of the heathen.

³ He hath remembered His mercy and His truth toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth! Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise!

⁵ Sing unto the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the voice of a psalm.

⁶ With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King!

⁷ Let the sea roar and the fullness thereof, the world and they that dwell therein.

⁸ Let the floods clap their hands, let the hills be joyful together

⁹ before the Lord. For He cometh to judge the earth; with righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with equity.

99 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble! He sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved!

² The Lord is great in Zion, and He is high above all the people.

³ Let them praise Thy great and fearsome name, for it is holy.

⁴ The King’s strength also loveth judgment; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

⁵ Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool, for He is holy!

⁶ Moses and Aaron are among His priests, and Samuel among them that call upon His name; they called upon the Lord, and He answered them.

⁷ He spoke unto them in the cloudy pillar; they kept His testimonies and the ordinance that He gave them.

⁸ Thou didst answer them, O Lord our God; Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though Thou took vengeance on their inventions.

⁹ Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at His holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

16 I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea,

² that ye receive her in the Lord as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you. For she hath been a succorer of many, and of myself also.

³ Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus,

⁴ who have for my life laid down their own necks, unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles.

⁵ Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.

⁶ Greet Mary, who bestowed much labor on us.

⁷ Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles and who also were in Christ before me.

⁸ Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.

⁹ Salute Urbanus, our helper in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.

¹⁰ Salute Apelles, approved in Christ. Salute those who are of the household of Aristobulus.

¹¹ Salute Herodion, my kinsman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

¹² Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, who labored much in the Lord.

¹³ Salute Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

¹⁴ Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brethren who are with them.

¹⁵ Salute Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

¹⁶ Salute one another with a holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

¹⁷ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, and avoid them.

¹⁸ For such as they serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

¹⁹ For your obedience has become known abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf; but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

²⁰ And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

²¹ Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.

²² (I, Tertius, who wrote down this epistle, salute you in the Lord.)

²³ Gaius, my host and host of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, saluteth you, and Quartus, a brother.

²⁴ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

²⁵ Now to Him who has the power to establish you according to my Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began

²⁶ but now is made manifest, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith,

²⁷ to God alone wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.