Psalm 95-97

English Standard Version

Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
    let us ^(A)make a joyful noise to ^(B)the rock of our salvation!
²Let us ^(C)come into his presence with thanksgiving;
    let us ^(D)make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
³For the Lord is ^(E)a great God,
    and a great King ^(F)above all gods.
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth;
    the heights of the mountains are his also.
⁵The sea is his, for ^(G)he made it,
    and his hands formed ^(H)the dry land.

⁶Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
    let us ^(I)kneel before the Lord, our ^(J)Maker!
⁷For he is our ^(K)God,
    and we are the people of his ^(L)pasture,
    and the sheep of his hand.
^(M)Today, if you ^(N)hear his voice,
⁸    ^(O)do not harden your hearts, as at ^(P)Meribah,
    as on the day at ^(Q)Massah in the wilderness,
⁹when your fathers put me to the ^(R)test
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my ^(S)work.
¹⁰^(T)For forty years I loathed that generation
    and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
    and they have not known ^(U)my ways.”
¹¹Therefore I ^(V)swore in my wrath,
    “They shall not enter ^(W)my rest.”

Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

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

⁷Ascribe to the Lord, O ^(AF)families of the peoples,
    ^(AG)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
⁸Ascribe to the Lord ^(AH)the glory due his name;
    bring ^(AI)an offering, and ^(AJ)come into his courts!
⁹Worship the Lord in ^(AK)the splendor of holiness;^[a]
    ^(AL)tremble before him, all the earth!

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

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

The Lord Reigns

97 ^(AU)The Lord reigns, ^(AV)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many ^(AW)coastlands be glad!
²^(AX)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    ^(AY)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
³^(AZ)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
⁴His ^(BA)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and ^(BB)trembles.
⁵The mountains ^(BC)melt like ^(BD)wax before the Lord,
    before ^(BE)the Lord of all the earth.

⁶^(BF)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all ^(BG)the peoples see his glory.
⁷All worshipers of images are ^(BH)put to shame,
    who make their boast in ^(BI)worthless idols;
    ^(BJ)worship him, all you gods!

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

¹⁰O you who love the Lord, ^(BN)hate evil!
    He ^(BO)preserves the lives of his ^(BP)saints;
    he ^(BQ)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(BR)Light ^(BS)is sown^[b] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
¹²^(BT)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and ^(BU)give thanks to his holy name!