Chronological

³ For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.^(C)
4 The depths of the earth are in His hand,
and the mountain peaks are His.^(D)
5 The sea is His; He made it.
His hands formed the dry land.^(E)

⁶ Come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.^(F)
7 For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture,
the sheep under His care.^[a](G)

Today, if you hear His voice:^(H)
8 Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the wilderness^(I)
9 where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.^(J)
10 For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”^(K)
11 So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”^(L)

² Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.^(B)
3 Fire goes before Him
and burns up His foes on every side.^(C)
4 His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.^(D)
5 The mountains melt like wax
at the presence of the Lord—
at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.^(E)

⁶ The heavens proclaim His righteousness;^(F)
all the peoples see His glory.^(G)

⁷ All who serve carved images,
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.^(H)
All the gods^[a] must worship Him.^(I)

⁸ Zion hears and is glad,
and the towns^[b] of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments, Lord.^(J)
9 For You, Lord,
are the Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted above all the gods.^(K)

¹⁰ You who love the Lord, hate evil!^(L)
He protects the lives of His godly ones;^(M)
He rescues them from the power of the wicked.^(N)
11 Light dawns^[c][d] for the righteous,
gladness for the upright in heart.^(O)
12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,
and praise His holy name.^[e](P)

⁴ Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.^(U)
5 Sing to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.^(V)
6 With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn
shout triumphantly
in the presence of the Lord, our King.^(W)

⁷ Let the sea and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it, resound.^(X)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains shout together for joy^(Y)
9 before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world righteously
and the peoples fairly.^(Z)

⁴ The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.^(AF)
5 Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His footstool.^(AG)
He is holy.^(AH)

⁶ Moses and Aaron were among His priests;^(AI)
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.^(AJ)
7 He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;^(AK)
they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
⁸ Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,^(AL)
an avenger of their sinful actions.^(AM)

⁹ Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.^(AN)