Worship in the Splendor of Holiness

96 (A)Oh sing to the Lord (B)a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
    (C)tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For (D)great is the Lord, and (E)greatly to be praised;
    he is to be feared above (F)all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord (G)made the heavens.
Splendor and majesty are before him;
    (H)strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord, O (I)families of the peoples,
    (J)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
Ascribe to the Lord (K)the glory due his name;
    bring (L)an offering, and (M)come into his courts!
Worship the Lord in (N)the splendor of holiness;[a]
    (O)tremble before him, all the earth!

10 Say among the nations, (P)“The Lord reigns!
    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
    he will (Q)judge the peoples with equity.”

11 Let (R)the heavens be glad, and let (S)the earth rejoice;
    let (T)the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12     let (U)the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all (V)the trees of the forest sing for joy
13     before the Lord, for he comes,
    for he comes (W)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

The Lord Reigns

97 (X)The Lord reigns, (Y)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many (Z)coastlands be glad!
(AA)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    (AB)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
(AC)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
His (AD)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and (AE)trembles.
The mountains (AF)melt like (AG)wax before the Lord,
    before (AH)the Lord of all the earth.

(AI)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (AJ)the peoples see his glory.
All worshipers of images are (AK)put to shame,
    who make their boast in (AL)worthless idols;
    (AM)worship him, all you gods!

Zion hears and (AN)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.
For you, O Lord, are (AO)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above (AP)all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, (AQ)hate evil!
    He (AR)preserves the lives of his (AS)saints;
    he (AT)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (AU)Light (AV)is sown[b] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
12 (AW)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and (AX)give thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord (AY)a new song,
    for he has done (AZ)marvelous things!
His (BA)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has (BB)made known his salvation;
    he has (BC)revealed his righteousness in (BD)the sight of the nations.
He has (BE)remembered his (BF)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (BG)the ends of the earth have seen
    (BH)the salvation of our God.

(BI)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    (BJ)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the (BK)sound of melody!
With (BL)trumpets and the sound of (BM)the horn
    (BN)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

(BO)Let the sea roar, and (BP)all that fills it;
    (BQ)the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers (BR)clap their hands;
    let (BS)the hills sing for joy together
before the Lord, for he comes
    to (BT)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 96:9 Or in holy attire
  2. Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns

Paul and Silas in Thessalonica

17 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to (A)Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, (B)as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them (C)from the Scriptures, (D)explaining and proving that it was necessary for (E)the Christ to suffer and (F)to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” And (G)some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did (H)a great many of the devout (I)Greeks and not a few of the leading women. (J)But the Jews[a] (K)were jealous, and taking (L)some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, (M)they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against (N)the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is (O)another king, Jesus.” And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

Paul and Silas in Berea

10 (P)The brothers[b] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they (Q)went into the Jewish synagogue. 11 Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, (R)examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 (S)Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek (T)women of high standing as well as men. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, (U)agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Then the brothers (V)immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and (W)Timothy remained there. 15 (X)Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as (Y)Athens, and after receiving a command (Z)for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 17:5 Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time; also verse 13
  2. Acts 17:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 14

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