Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

97 Jehovah hath reigned, The earth is joyful, many isles rejoice.

² Cloud and darkness [are] round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

³ Fire before Him goeth, And burneth round about His adversaries.

⁴ Lightened have His lightnings the world, The earth hath seen, and is pained.

⁵ Hills, like wax, melted before Jehovah, Before the Lord of all the earth.

⁶ The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His honour.

⁷ Ashamed are all servants of a graven image, Those boasting themselves in idols, Bow yourselves to him, all ye gods.

⁸ Zion hath heard and rejoiceth, And daughters of Judah are joyful, Because of Thy judgments, O Jehovah.

⁹ For Thou, Jehovah, [art] Most High over all the earth, Greatly Thou hast been exalted over all gods.

¹⁰ Ye who love Jehovah, hate evil, He is keeping the souls of His saints, From the hand of the wicked he delivereth them.

¹¹ Light [is] sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.

¹² Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!

¹² And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `See, Thou art saying unto me, Bring up this people, and Thou hast not caused me to know whom Thou dost send with me; and Thou hast said, I have known thee by name, and also thou hast found grace in Mine eyes.

¹³ `And now, if, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, cause me to know, I pray Thee, Thy way, and I know Thee, so that I find grace in Thine eyes, and consider that this nation [is] Thy people;'

¹⁴ and He saith, `My presence doth go, and I have given rest to thee.'

¹⁵ And he saith unto Him, `If Thy presence is not going -- take us not up from this [place];

¹⁶ and in what is it known now, that I have found grace in Thine eyes -- I and Thy people -- is it not in Thy going with us? and we have been distinguished -- I and Thy people -- from all the people who [are] on the face of the ground.'

¹⁷ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Even this thing which thou hast spoken I do; for thou hast found grace in Mine eyes, and I know thee by name.'

⁶ And he said to me, `These words [are] stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:

⁷ Lo, I come quickly; happy [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

⁸ And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;

⁹ and he saith to me, `See -- not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'