Psalms 96-98

Psalm 96

¹Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: sing unto Jehovah, all the earth.

²Sing unto Jehovah, bless his name; publish his salvation from day to day.

³Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all the peoples.

⁴For Jehovah is great and exceedingly to be praised; he is terrible above all gods.

⁵For all the gods of the peoples are idols; but Jehovah made the heavens.

⁶Majesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

⁷Give unto Jehovah, ye families of peoples, give unto Jehovah glory and strength;

⁸Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; bring an oblation and come into his courts;

⁹Worship Jehovah in holy splendour; tremble before him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.

¹¹Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

¹²Let the field exult and all that is therein. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy,

¹³Before Jehovah, for he cometh; for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Psalm 97

¹Jehovah reigneth: let the earth be glad, let the many isles rejoice.

²Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

³A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his adversaries round about.

⁴His lightnings lightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled.

⁵The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

⁶The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

⁷Ashamed be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols. Worship him, all ye gods.

⁸Zion heard, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy judgments, O Jehovah.

⁹For thou, Jehovah, art the Most High above all the earth; thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods.

¹⁰Ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints, he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

¹¹Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

¹²Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous; and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.

Psalm 98

¹A Psalm. Sing ye unto Jehovah a new song: for he hath done wondrous things; his right hand and his holy arm hath wrought salvation for him.

²Jehovah hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the nations.

³He hath remembered his loving-kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth; break forth and shout for joy, and sing psalms.

⁵Sing psalms unto Jehovah with the harp: with the harp, and the voice of a song;

⁶With trumpets and sound of cornet, make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.

⁷Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein;

⁸Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together,

⁹Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth: he will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.