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Psalm 97

The Glory of God’s Reign

The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
    let the many coastlands be glad!(A)
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(B)
Fire goes before him
    and consumes his adversaries on every side.(C)
His lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(D)

The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all the peoples behold his glory.
All servants of images are put to shame,
    those who make their boast in worthless idols;
    all gods bow down before him.(E)
Zion hears and is glad,
    and the towns[a] of Judah rejoice
    because of your judgments, O God.(F)
For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above all gods.(G)

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil;
    he guards the lives of his faithful;
    he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.(H)
11 Light dawns[b] for the righteous
    and joy for the upright in heart.(I)
12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and give thanks to his holy name!

Footnotes

  1. 97.8 Heb daughters
  2. 97.11 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb is sown

Psalm 99

Praise to God for His Holiness

The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!
    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!(A)
The Lord is great in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the peoples.(B)
Let them praise your great and awesome name.
    Holy is he!
Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
    you have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.(C)
Extol the Lord our God;
    worship at his footstool.
    Holy is he!(D)

Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
    Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
    They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.(E)
He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
    they kept his decrees
    and the statutes that he gave them.(F)

O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were a forgiving God to them
    but an avenger of their wrongdoings.(G)
Extol the Lord our God,
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.(H)

Footnotes

  1. 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength

Psalm 100

All Lands Summoned to Praise God

A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.(A)
    Serve the Lord with gladness;
    come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God.
    It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
    we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(B)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise.
    Give thanks to him; bless his name.(C)

For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures forever
    and his faithfulness to all generations.(D)

Footnotes

  1. 100.3 Or and not we ourselves