Psalm 96

English Standard Version

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

96 ^(A)Oh sing to the Lord ^(B)a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth!
²Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
    ^(C)tell of his salvation from day to day.
³Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples!
⁴For ^(D)great is the Lord, and ^(E)greatly to be praised;
    he is to be feared above ^(F)all gods.
⁵For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord ^(G)made the heavens.
⁶Splendor and majesty are before him;
    ^(H)strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to the Lord, O ^(I)families of the peoples,
    ^(J)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
⁸Ascribe to the Lord ^(K)the glory due his name;
    bring ^(L)an offering, and ^(M)come into his courts!
⁹Worship the Lord in ^(N)the splendor of holiness;^[a]
    ^(O)tremble before him, all the earth!

¹⁰Say among the nations, ^(P)“The Lord reigns!
Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
he will ^(Q)judge the peoples with equity.”

¹¹Let ^(R)the heavens be glad, and let ^(S)the earth rejoice;
    let ^(T)the sea roar, and all that fills it;
¹²    let ^(U)the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all ^(V)the trees of the forest sing for joy
¹³    before the Lord, for he comes,
    for he comes ^(W)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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Psalm 96:9 Or in holy attire

Psalm 96

New International Version

Psalm 96^(A)

¹Sing to the Lord^(B) a new song;^(C)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, praise his name;^(D)
    proclaim his salvation^(E) day after day.
³Declare his glory^(F) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds^(G) among all peoples.

⁴For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(H)
    he is to be feared^(I) above all gods.^(J)
⁵For all the gods of the nations are idols,^(K)
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(L)
⁶Splendor and majesty^(M) are before him;
    strength and glory^(N) are in his sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to the Lord,^(O) all you families of nations,^(P)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering^(Q) and come into his courts.^(R)
⁹Worship the Lord^(S) in the splendor of his^[a] holiness;^(T)
    tremble^(U) before him, all the earth.^(V)
¹⁰Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.^(W)”
    The world is firmly established,^(X) it cannot be moved;^(Y)
    he will judge^(Z) the peoples with equity.^(AA)

¹¹Let the heavens rejoice,^(AB) let the earth be glad;^(AC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
¹²Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest^(AD) sing for joy.^(AE)
¹³Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge^(AF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness^(AG)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.^(AH)

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Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of

Isaiah 29:13-21

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¹³And the Lord said:
“Because ^(A)this people ^(B)draw near with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,
    while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
¹⁴therefore, behold, ^(C)I will again
    do wonderful things with this people,
    with wonder upon wonder;
and ^(D)the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
    and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”

¹⁵Ah, ^(E)you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel,
    whose deeds are ^(F)in the dark,
    and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”
¹⁶^(G)You turn things upside down!
Shall the potter be regarded as the clay,
that the thing made should say of its maker,
    “He did not make me”;
or the thing formed say of him who formed it,
    “He has no understanding”?

¹⁷Is it not yet a very little while
    ^(H)until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
    and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?
¹⁸In that day ^(I)the deaf shall hear
    ^(J)the words of a book,
and out of their gloom and darkness
    ^(K)the eyes of the blind shall see.
¹⁹^(L)The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
    and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
²⁰For the ruthless shall come to nothing
    and ^(M)the scoffer cease,
    and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off,
²¹who by a word make a man out to be an offender,
    and ^(N)lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
    and with an empty plea ^(O)turn aside him who is in the right.

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Isaiah 29:13-21

New International Version

¹³The Lord says:

“These people^(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,^(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.^(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.^[a]^(D)
¹⁴Therefore once more I will astound these people
    with wonder upon wonder;^(E)
the wisdom of the wise^(F) will perish,
    the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.^(G)”
¹⁵Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide^(H) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?^(I) Who will know?”^(J)
¹⁶You turn things upside down,
    as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!^(K)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed^(L) it,
    “You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,^(M)
    “You know nothing”?^(N)

¹⁷In a very short time,^(O) will not Lebanon^(P) be turned into a fertile field^(Q)
    and the fertile field seem like a forest?^(R)
¹⁸In that day^(S) the deaf^(T) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness^(U)
    the eyes of the blind will see.^(V)
¹⁹Once more the humble^(W) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy^(X) will rejoice in the Holy One^(Y) of Israel.
²⁰The ruthless^(Z) will vanish,^(AA)
    the mockers^(AB) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil^(AC) will be cut down—
²¹those who with a word make someone out to be guilty,
    who ensnare the defender in court^(AD)
    and with false testimony^(AE) deprive the innocent of justice.^(AF)

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Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; Septuagint They worship me in vain; / their teachings are merely human rules

Acts 4:11-12

English Standard Version

¹¹^(A)This Jesus^[a] is the stone that was ^(B)rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.^[b] ¹²And there is ^(C)salvation ^(D)in no one else, for ^(E)there is no other ^(F)name under heaven given among men^[c] by which we must be saved.”

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Acts 4:11 Greek This one
Acts 4:11 Greek the head of the corner
Acts 4:12 The Greek word anthropoi refers here to both men and women

Acts 4:11-12

New International Version

¹¹Jesus is

“‘the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the cornerstone.’^[a]^(A)

¹²Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”^(B)

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Acts 4:11 Psalm 118:22

Ephesians 5:15-21

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¹⁵^(A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶^(B)making the best use of the time, because ^(C)the days are evil. ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^(D)the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸And ^(E)do not get drunk with wine, for that is ^(F)debauchery, but ^(G)be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹addressing one another in ^(H)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ²⁰^(I)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^(J)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ²¹^(K)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

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Ephesians 5:15-21

New International Version

¹⁵Be very careful, then, how you live^(A)—not as unwise but as wise, ¹⁶making the most of every opportunity,^(B) because the days are evil.^(C) ¹⁷Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.^(D) ¹⁸Do not get drunk on wine,^(E) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,^(F) ¹⁹speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.^(G) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, ²⁰always giving thanks^(H) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Instructions for Christian Households^(I)

²¹Submit to one another^(J) out of reverence for Christ.

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Colossians 1:9-10

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⁹And so, ^(A)from the day we heard, ^(B)we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that ^(C)you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all ^(D)spiritual wisdom and understanding, ¹⁰so as ^(E)to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ^(F)fully pleasing to him: ^(G)bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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Colossians 1:9-10

New International Version

⁹For this reason, since the day we heard about you,^(A) we have not stopped praying for you.^(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will^(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,^[a]^(D) ¹⁰so that you may live a life worthy^(E) of the Lord and please him^(F) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,^(G)

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Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding

Colossians 3:1

English Standard Version

Put On the New Self

3 ^(A)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek ^(B)the things that are above, where Christ is, ^(C)seated at the right hand of God.

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Colossians 3:1

New International Version

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,^(A) set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.^(B)

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Colossians 3:4-11

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⁴When Christ ^(A)who is your^[a] life ^(B)appears, then you also will appear with him ^(C)in glory.

⁵^(D)Put to death therefore ^(E)what is earthly in you:^[b] ^(F)sexual immorality, impurity, ^(G)passion, evil desire, and covetousness, ^(H)which is idolatry. ⁶^(I)On account of these the wrath of God is coming.^[c] ⁷^(J)In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. ⁸But now ^(K)you must put them all away: ^(L)anger, wrath, malice, ^(M)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. ⁹^(N)Do not lie to one another, seeing that ^(O)you have put off ^(P)the old self^[d] with its practices ¹⁰and ^(Q)have put on ^(R)the new self, ^(S)which is being renewed in knowledge ^(T)after the image of ^(U)its creator. ¹¹^(V)Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave,^[e] free; but Christ is ^(W)all, and in all.

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Footnotes

Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
Colossians 3:5 Greek therefore your members that are on the earth
Colossians 3:6 Some manuscripts add upon the sons of disobedience
Colossians 3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10
Colossians 3:11 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for Bondservants in verse 22

Colossians 3:4-11

New International Version

⁴When Christ, who is your^[a] life,^(A) appears,^(B) then you also will appear with him in glory.^(C)

⁵Put to death,^(D) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:^(E) sexual immorality,^(F) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,^(G) which is idolatry.^(H) ⁶Because of these, the wrath of God^(I) is coming.^[b] ⁷You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.^(J) ⁸But now you must also rid yourselves^(K) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,^(L) and filthy language from your lips.^(M) ⁹Do not lie to each other,^(N) since you have taken off your old self^(O) with its practices ¹⁰and have put on the new self,^(P) which is being renewed^(Q) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.^(R) ¹¹Here there is no Gentile or Jew,^(S) circumcised or uncircumcised,^(T) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,^(U) but Christ is all,^(V) and is in all.

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Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient

Colossians 3:12-17

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¹²^(A)Put on then, as ^(B)God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, ^(C)compassionate hearts, ^(D)kindness, ^(E)humility, meekness, and patience, ¹³^(F)bearing with one another and, ^(G)if one has a complaint against another, ^(H)forgiving each other; ^(I)as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. ¹⁴And above all these put on ^(J)love, which ^(K)binds everything together in ^(L)perfect harmony. ¹⁵And let ^(M)the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called ^(N)in one body. And ^(O)be thankful. ¹⁶Let ^(P)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, ^(Q)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ^(R)with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ¹⁷And ^(S)whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, ^(T)giving thanks to God the Father through him.

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Colossians 3:12-17

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¹²Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves^(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,^(B) gentleness and patience.^(C) ¹³Bear with each other^(D) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.^(E) ¹⁴And over all these virtues put on love,^(F) which binds them all together in perfect unity.^(G)

¹⁵Let the peace of Christ^(H) rule in your hearts, since as members of one body^(I) you were called to peace.^(J) And be thankful. ¹⁶Let the message of Christ^(K) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom^(L) through psalms,^(M) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.^(N) ¹⁷And whatever you do,^(O) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks^(P) to God the Father through him.

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Psalm 96 English Standard Version

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

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Psalm 96 New International Version

Psalm 96(A)

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Isaiah 29:13-21 English Standard Version

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Isaiah 29:13-21 New International Version

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Acts 4:11-12 English Standard Version

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Ephesians 5:15-21 English Standard Version

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Ephesians 5:15-21 New International Version

Instructions for Christian Households(I)

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Colossians 1:9-10 English Standard Version

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Colossians 1:9-10 New International Version

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Colossians 3:1 English Standard Version

Put On the New Self

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Colossians 3:1 New International Version

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

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