Readings for Celebrating Advent

66 Everyone on earth, shout aloud to praise God,
    because you are very happy.
² Sing to praise his great name!
    Praise him in the way that he deserves.
³ Say to God, ‘You do great things!
Your great power makes your enemies afraid.
    They come to you and they bend down to the ground.
⁴ The whole world bends down to worship you.
    Everyone sings to praise your name.’
Selah.
⁵ Come and see the great things that God has done.
    He has done wonderful miracles for people!
⁶ He caused the Red Sea to become dry land.
    Then his people walked across the Jordan River!^[b]
So we praise him for what he did there!
⁷ He has the power to rule for ever.
    He watches everything that the nations do.
Wicked people should not be proud and turn against him.
Selah.