Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

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

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

10 Say 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.”

11 Let (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.

The Lord Reigns

97 (X)The Lord reigns, (Y)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many (Z)coastlands be glad!
(AA)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    (AB)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
(AC)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
His (AD)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and (AE)trembles.
The mountains (AF)melt like (AG)wax before the Lord,
    before (AH)the Lord of all the earth.

(AI)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (AJ)the peoples see his glory.
All worshipers of images are (AK)put to shame,
    who make their boast in (AL)worthless idols;
    (AM)worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and (AN)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.
For you, O Lord, are (AO)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above (AP)all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, (AQ)hate evil!
    He (AR)preserves the lives of his (AS)saints;
    he (AT)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (AU)Light (AV)is sown[b] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
12 (AW)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and (AX)give thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord (AY)a new song,
    for he has done (AZ)marvelous things!
His (BA)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has (BB)made known his salvation;
    he has (BC)revealed his righteousness in (BD)the sight of the nations.
He has (BE)remembered his (BF)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (BG)the ends of the earth have seen
    (BH)the salvation of our God.

(BI)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    (BJ)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the (BK)sound of melody!
With (BL)trumpets and the sound of (BM)the horn
    (BN)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

(BO)Let the sea roar, and (BP)all that fills it;
    (BQ)the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers (BR)clap their hands;
    let (BS)the hills sing for joy together
before the Lord, for he comes
    to (BT)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 (BU)The Lord reigns; (BV)let the peoples tremble!
    He (BW)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; (BX)let the earth quake!
The Lord is (BY)great in Zion;
    he is (BZ)exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your (CA)great and awesome name!
    (CB)Holy is he!
(CC)The King in his might (CD)loves justice.[c]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
(CE)Exalt the Lord our God;
    (CF)worship at his (CG)footstool!
    (CH)Holy is he!

(CI)Moses and Aaron were among his (CJ)priests,
    Samuel also was among those who (CK)called upon his name.
    They (CL)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
In (CM)the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they (CN)kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.

O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were (CO)a forgiving God to them,
    but (CP)an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his (CQ)holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

A Psalm for (CR)giving thanks.

100 (CS)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
    (CT)Serve the Lord with gladness!
    (CU)Come into his presence with singing!

Know that (CV)the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who (CW)made us, and (CX)we are his;[d]
    we are his (CY)people, and (CZ)the sheep of his pasture.

(DA)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his (DB)courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; (DC)bless his name!

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

I Will Walk with Integrity

A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of (DF)steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.
I will (DG)ponder the way (DH)that is blameless.
    Oh when will you (DI)come to me?
I will (DJ)walk with (DK)integrity of heart
    within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
    anything (DL)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who (DM)fall away;
    it shall not cling to me.
(DN)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
    I will (DO)know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor (DP)secretly
    I will (DQ)destroy.
Whoever has a (DR)haughty look and an (DS)arrogant heart
    I will not endure.

I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in (DT)the way that is blameless
    shall minister to me.

No one who (DU)practices deceit
    shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
    shall (DV)continue before my eyes.

(DW)Morning by morning I will destroy
    all the wicked in the land,
(DX)cutting off all (DY)the evildoers
    from (DZ)the city of the Lord.

Do Not Hide Your Face from Me

A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is (EA)faint and (EB)pours out his complaint before the Lord.

102 (EC)Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry (ED)come to you!
(EE)Do not hide your face from me
    in (EF)the day of my distress!
(EG)Incline your ear to me;
    (EH)answer me speedily (EI)in the day when I call!

For my days (EJ)pass away like smoke,
    and my (EK)bones burn like a furnace.
My heart is (EL)struck down like grass and (EM)has withered;
    I (EN)forget to eat my bread.
Because of my loud groaning
    my (EO)bones cling to my flesh.
I am like (EP)a desert owl of the wilderness,
    like an owl[e] of the waste places;
I (EQ)lie awake;
    I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.
All the day my enemies taunt me;
    those who (ER)deride me (ES)use my name for a curse.
For I eat ashes like bread
    and (ET)mingle tears with my drink,
10 because of your indignation and anger;
    for you have (EU)taken me up and (EV)thrown me down.
11 My days are like (EW)an evening shadow;
    I (EX)wither away like grass.

12 But you, O Lord, are (EY)enthroned forever;
    you (EZ)are remembered throughout all generations.
13 You will (FA)arise and have (FB)pity on Zion;
    it is the time to favor her;
    (FC)the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold her (FD)stones dear
    and have pity on her dust.
15 Nations will (FE)fear the name of the Lord,
    and all (FF)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord (FG)builds up Zion;
    he (FH)appears in his glory;
17 he (FI)regards the prayer of the destitute
    and does not despise their prayer.

18 Let this be (FJ)recorded for (FK)a generation to come,
    so that (FL)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19 that he (FM)looked down from his holy height;
    from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,
20 to hear (FN)the groans of the prisoners,
    to set free (FO)those who were doomed to die,
21 that they may (FP)declare in Zion the name of the Lord,
    and in Jerusalem his praise,
22 when (FQ)peoples gather together,
    and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;
    he (FR)has shortened my days.
24 “O my God,” (FS)I say, “take me not away
    in the midst of my days—
(FT)you whose years endure
    throughout all generations!”

25 (FU)Of old you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and (FV)the heavens are the work of your hands.
26 (FW)They will perish, but (FX)you will remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,
27     but (FY)you are the same, and your years have no end.
28 (FZ)The children of your servants (GA)shall dwell secure;
    (GB)their offspring shall be established before you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:9 Or in holy attire
  2. Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns
  3. Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice
  4. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
  5. Psalm 102:6 The precise identity of these birds is uncertain

Psalm 96(A)

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

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

Ascribe to the Lord,(O) all you families of nations,(P)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering(Q) and come into his courts.(R)
Worship the Lord(S) in the splendor of his[a] holiness;(T)
    tremble(U) before him, all the earth.(V)
10 Say 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)

11 Let the heavens rejoice,(AB) let the earth be glad;(AC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest(AD) sing for joy.(AE)
13 Let 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)

Psalm 97

The Lord reigns,(AI) let the earth be glad;(AJ)
    let the distant shores(AK) rejoice.
Clouds(AL) and thick darkness(AM) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(AN)
Fire(AO) goes before(AP) him
    and consumes(AQ) his foes on every side.
His lightning(AR) lights up the world;
    the earth(AS) sees and trembles.(AT)
The mountains melt(AU) like wax(AV) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(AW)
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(AX)
    and all peoples see his glory.(AY)

All who worship images(AZ) are put to shame,(BA)
    those who boast in idols(BB)
    worship him,(BC) all you gods!(BD)

Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(BE)
    because of your judgments,(BF) Lord.
For you, Lord, are the Most High(BG) over all the earth;(BH)
    you are exalted(BI) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(BJ)
    for he guards(BK) the lives of his faithful ones(BL)
    and delivers(BM) them from the hand of the wicked.(BN)
11 Light shines[b](BO) on the righteous(BP)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(BQ)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(BR) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.(BS)

Psalm 98

A psalm.

Sing to the Lord(BT) a new song,(BU)
    for he has done marvelous things;(BV)
his right hand(BW) and his holy arm(BX)
    have worked salvation(BY) for him.
The Lord has made his salvation known(BZ)
    and revealed his righteousness(CA) to the nations.(CB)
He has remembered(CC) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(CD) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(CE)

Shout for joy(CF) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(CG)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(CH)
with trumpets(CI) and the blast of the ram’s horn(CJ)
    shout for joy(CK) before the Lord, the King.(CL)

Let the sea(CM) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(CN)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(CO)
    let the mountains(CP) sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(CQ)

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns,(CR)
    let the nations tremble;(CS)
he sits enthroned(CT) between the cherubim,(CU)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(CV) in Zion;(CW)
    he is exalted(CX) over all the nations.
Let them praise(CY) your great and awesome name(CZ)
    he is holy.(DA)

The King(DB) is mighty, he loves justice(DC)
    you have established equity;(DD)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(DE)
Exalt(DF) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

Moses(DG) and Aaron(DH) were among his priests,
    Samuel(DI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered(DJ) them.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(DK)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(DL)
    though you punished(DM) their misdeeds.[c]
Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Shout for joy(DN) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(DO) with gladness;
    come before him(DP) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(DQ)
    It is he who made us,(DR) and we are his[d];
    we are his people,(DS) the sheep of his pasture.(DT)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(DU)
    and his courts(DV) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(DW)
For the Lord is good(DX) and his love endures forever;(DY)
    his faithfulness(DZ) continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love(EA) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life(EB)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(EC) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(ED)

I hate what faithless people do;(EE)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(EF) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(EG) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(EH) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(EI)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(EJ) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(EK) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(EL)
    from the city of the Lord.(EM)

Psalm 102[e]

A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.

Hear my prayer,(EN) Lord;
    let my cry for help(EO) come to you.
Do not hide your face(EP) from me
    when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(EQ) to me;
    when I call, answer me quickly.

For my days vanish like smoke;(ER)
    my bones(ES) burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(ET)
    I forget to eat my food.(EU)
In my distress I groan aloud(EV)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(EW)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(EX) I have become
    like a bird alone(EY) on a roof.
All day long my enemies(EZ) taunt me;(FA)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(FB)
For I eat ashes(FC) as my food
    and mingle my drink with tears(FD)
10 because of your great wrath,(FE)
    for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(FF)
    I wither(FG) away like grass.

12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(FH)
    your renown endures(FI) through all generations.(FJ)
13 You will arise(FK) and have compassion(FL) on Zion,
    for it is time(FM) to show favor(FN) to her;
    the appointed time(FO) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
    her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(FP) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings(FQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(FR)
    and appear in his glory.(FS)
17 He will respond to the prayer(FT) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

18 Let this be written(FU) for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created(FV) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(FW) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(FX)
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(FY) in Zion
    and his praise(FZ) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship(GA) the Lord.

23 In the course of my life[f] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.(GB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(GC) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(GD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(GE) are the work of your hands.(GF)
26 They will perish,(GG) but you remain;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
    and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(GH)
    and your years will never end.(GI)
28 The children of your servants(GJ) will live in your presence;
    their descendants(GK) will be established before you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
  2. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
  3. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  4. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
  5. Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
  6. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power