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.

Footnotes

Psalm 96:9 Or in holy attire

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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Acts 4:11-12

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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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Footnotes

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

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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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 3:1

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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 in all English translations

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 3:12-17

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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.