Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

95 Come, let’s sing joyfully to the Lord.
Let’s shout happily to the rock of our salvation.
² Let’s come into his presence with a song of thanksgiving.
Let’s shout happily to him with psalms.
³ The Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.
⁴ In his hand are the deep places of the earth,
and the mountain peaks are his.
⁵ The sea is his.
He made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

⁶ Come, let’s worship and bow down.
Let’s kneel in front of the Lord, our maker,
⁷ because he is our God
and we are the people in his care,
the flock that he leads.

If only you would listen to him today!

²³ Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this.
Rejoice, you deep places of the earth.
Break into shouts of joy, you mountains,
you forests and every tree in them.
The Lord has reclaimed Jacob.
He will display his glory in Israel.

²⁶ He confirms the word of his servant
and fulfills the plan of his messengers.
He says about Jerusalem, “It will be inhabited.”
He says about the cities of Judah, “They will be rebuilt.”
He says about their ruins, “I will restore them.”
²⁷ He says to the deep water, “Dry up.”
So I will dry up your rivers.
²⁸ He says about Cyrus, “He is my shepherd.
He will do everything I want him to do.”
He says about Jerusalem, “It will be rebuilt.”
He says about the temple, “Your foundation will be laid.”