Psalms 96-98

Psalm 96

¹O make a new song to the Lord; let all the earth make melody to the Lord.

²Make songs to the Lord, blessing his name; give the good news of his salvation day by day.

³Make clear his glory to the nations, and his wonders to all the peoples.

⁴For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.

⁵For all the gods of the nations are false gods; but the Lord made the heavens.

⁶Honour and glory are before him: strong and fair is his holy place.

⁷Give to the Lord, O you families of the peoples, give to the Lord glory and strength.

⁸Give to the Lord the glory of his name; take with you an offering and come into his house.

⁹O give worship to the Lord in holy robes; be in fear before him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.

¹¹Let the heavens have joy and the earth be glad; let the sea be thundering with all its waters;

¹²Let the field be glad, and everything which is in it; yes, let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy,

¹³Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

Psalm 97

¹The Lord is King, let the earth have joy; let all the sea-lands be glad.

²Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.

³Fire goes before him, burning up all those who are against him round about.

⁴His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

⁵The mountains became like wax at the coming of the Lord, at the coming of the Lord of all the earth.

⁶The heavens gave out the news of his righteousness, and all the people saw his glory.

⁷Shamed be all those who give worship to images, and take pride in false gods; give him worship, all you gods.

⁸Zion gave ear and was glad; and the daughters of Judah were full of joy, because of your decisions, O Lord.

⁹For you, Lord, are most high over the earth; you are lifted up over all other gods.

¹⁰You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.

¹¹Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

¹²Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.

Psalm 98

¹A Psalm. O make a new song to the Lord, because he has done works of wonder; with his right hand, and with his holy arm, he has overcome.

²The Lord has given to all the knowledge of his salvation; he has made clear his righteousness in the eyes of the nations.

³He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴Let all the earth send out a glad cry to the Lord; sounding with a loud voice, and praising him with songs of joy.

⁵Make melody to the Lord with instruments of music; with a corded instrument and the voice of song.

⁶With wind instruments and the sound of the horn, make a glad cry before the Lord, the King.

⁷Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it;

⁸Let the streams make sounds of joy with their hands; let the mountains be glad together,

⁹Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.