Psalm 97-99

New American Standard Bible

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, may the ^(B)earth rejoice;
May the many ^[b]^(C)islands be joyful.
²^(D)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
^(E)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(F)Fire goes before Him
And ^(G)burns up His enemies all around.
⁴His ^(H)lightning lit up the world;
The earth saw it and ^(I)trembled.
⁵The mountains ^(J)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the ^(K)Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The ^(L)heavens declare His righteousness,
And ^(M)all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷May all those be ashamed who serve ^(N)carved images,
Who boast in ^(O)idols;
^[c]^(P)Worship Him, all you ^[d]gods.
⁸Zion ^[e]heard this and ^(Q)was joyful,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, Lord.
⁹For You are the Lord ^(R)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far ^(S)above all ^[f]gods.

¹⁰^(T)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who ^(U)watches over the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(V)saves them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(W)Light is sown like seed for the righteous,
And ^(X)gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Be ^(Y)joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(Z)praise ^[g]the mention of His holy name.

A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness.

A Psalm.

98 Sing a ^(AA)new song to the Lord,
For He has done ^(AB)wonderful things,
His ^(AC)right hand and His ^(AD)holy arm have ^[h]gained the victory for Him.
²^(AE)The Lord has made His salvation known;
He has ^(AF)revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
³He has ^(AG)remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
^(AH)All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴^(AI)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
^(AJ)Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the ^(AK)lyre,
With the lyre and the ^[i]^(AL)sound of melody.
⁶With ^(AM)trumpets and the sound of the horn
^(AN)Shout joyfully before ^(AO)the King, the Lord.

⁷May the ^(AP)sea roar and ^[j]all it contains,
The ^(AQ)world and those who dwell in it.
⁸May the ^(AR)rivers clap their hands,
May the ^(AS)mountains sing together for joy
⁹Before the Lord, for He is coming to ^(AT)judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And ^(AU)the peoples with fairness.

Praise to the Lord for His Faithfulness to Israel.

99 ^(AV)The Lord reigns, ^[k]the peoples tremble!
He ^(AW)sits enthroned above the cherubim, ^[l]the earth quakes!
²The Lord ^[m]is ^(AX)great in Zion,
And He is ^(AY)exalted above all the peoples.
³May they praise Your ^(AZ)great and awesome name;
^(BA)Holy is ^[n]He.
⁴The ^[o]strength of the King ^(BB)loves ^[p]justice;
You have established ^[q]^(BC)order;
You have ^(BD)executed ^[r]justice and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵^[s]^(BE)Exalt the Lord our God
And ^(BF)worship at His footstool;
^(BG)Holy is He.

⁶^(BH)Moses and Aaron were among His ^(BI)priests,
And ^(BJ)Samuel was among those who ^(BK)called on His name;
They ^(BL)called upon the Lord and He answered them.
⁷He ^(BM)spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
They ^(BN)kept His testimonies
And the statute that He gave them.
⁸Lord our God, You ^(BO)answered them;
You were a ^(BP)forgiving God to them,
And yet an ^(BQ)avenger of their evil deeds.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill,
For the Lord our God is holy.

Footnotes

Psalm 97:1 Or has assumed Kingship
Psalm 97:1 Or coastlands
Psalm 97:7 Or All the gods have worshiped Him
Psalm 97:7 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:8 Or possibly hears and is glad
Psalm 97:9 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:12 Lit for the memory of His holiness
Psalm 98:1 Or accomplished salvation
Psalm 98:5 Or voice of song (accompanied by music)
Psalm 98:7 Lit its fullness
Psalm 99:1 Or let the
Psalm 99:1 Or let the...quake
Psalm 99:2 Or in Zion is great
Psalm 99:3 Or it
Psalm 99:4 Or You have established in equity the strength of the King who loves justice
Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
Psalm 99:4 Or uprightness
Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
Psalm 99:5 The verb is plural