Psalm 93

New International Version

Psalm 93

¹The Lord reigns,^(A) he is robed in majesty;^(B)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;^(C)
    indeed, the world is established,^(D) firm and secure.^(E)
²Your throne was established^(F) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.^(G)

³The seas^(H) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;^(I)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.^(J)
⁴Mightier than the thunder^(K) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers^(L) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.^(M)

⁵Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
holiness^(N) adorns your house^(O)
for endless days.

Psalm 95-100

New International Version

Psalm 95

¹Come,^(A) let us sing for joy^(B) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud^(C) to the Rock^(D) of our salvation.
²Let us come before him^(E) with thanksgiving^(F)
and extol him with music^(G) and song.

³For the Lord is the great God,^(H)
    the great King^(I) above all gods.^(J)
⁴In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(L)

⁶Come, let us bow down^(M) in worship,^(N)
    let us kneel^(O) before the Lord our Maker;^(P)
⁷for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸“Do not harden your hearts^(R) as you did at Meribah,^[a]^(S)
    as you did that day at Massah^[b] in the wilderness,^(T)
⁹where your ancestors tested^(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰For forty years^(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(X)
¹¹So I declared on oath^(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(Z)

Psalm 96^(AA)

¹Sing to the Lord^(AB) a new song;^(AC)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, praise his name;^(AD)
    proclaim his salvation^(AE) day after day.
³Declare his glory^(AF) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds^(AG) among all peoples.

⁴For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(AH)
    he is to be feared^(AI) above all gods.^(AJ)
⁵For all the gods of the nations are idols,^(AK)
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(AL)
⁶Splendor and majesty^(AM) are before him;
    strength and glory^(AN) are in his sanctuary.

⁷Ascribe to the Lord,^(AO) all you families of nations,^(AP)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering^(AQ) and come into his courts.^(AR)
⁹Worship the Lord^(AS) in the splendor of his^[c] holiness;^(AT)
    tremble^(AU) before him, all the earth.^(AV)
¹⁰Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.^(AW)”
    The world is firmly established,^(AX) it cannot be moved;^(AY)
    he will judge^(AZ) the peoples with equity.^(BA)

¹¹Let the heavens rejoice,^(BB) let the earth be glad;^(BC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
¹²Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest^(BD) sing for joy.^(BE)
¹³Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge^(BF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness^(BG)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.^(BH)

Psalm 97

¹The Lord reigns,^(BI) let the earth be glad;^(BJ)
    let the distant shores^(BK) rejoice.
²Clouds^(BL) and thick darkness^(BM) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.^(BN)
³Fire^(BO) goes before^(BP) him
    and consumes^(BQ) his foes on every side.
⁴His lightning^(BR) lights up the world;
    the earth^(BS) sees and trembles.^(BT)
⁵The mountains melt^(BU) like wax^(BV) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.^(BW)
⁶The heavens proclaim his righteousness,^(BX)
    and all peoples see his glory.^(BY)

⁷All who worship images^(BZ) are put to shame,^(CA)
those who boast in idols^(CB)—
worship him,^(CC) all you gods!^(CD)

⁸Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(CE)
    because of your judgments,^(CF) Lord.
⁹For you, Lord, are the Most High^(CG) over all the earth;^(CH)
    you are exalted^(CI) far above all gods.
¹⁰Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(CJ)
    for he guards^(CK) the lives of his faithful ones^(CL)
    and delivers^(CM) them from the hand of the wicked.^(CN)
¹¹Light shines^[d]^(CO) on the righteous^(CP)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(CQ)
¹²Rejoice in the Lord,^(CR) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(CS)

Psalm 98

A psalm.

¹Sing to the Lord^(CT) a new song,^(CU)
    for he has done marvelous things;^(CV)
his right hand^(CW) and his holy arm^(CX)
    have worked salvation^(CY) for him.
²The Lord has made his salvation known^(CZ)
    and revealed his righteousness^(DA) to the nations.^(DB)
³He has remembered^(DC) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth^(DD) have seen
    the salvation of our God.^(DE)

⁴Shout for joy^(DF) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵make music to the Lord with the harp,^(DG)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(DH)
⁶with trumpets^(DI) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(DJ)—
    shout for joy^(DK) before the Lord, the King.^(DL)

⁷Let the sea^(DM) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(DN)
⁸Let the rivers clap their hands,^(DO)
    let the mountains^(DP) sing together for joy;
⁹let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.^(DQ)

Psalm 99

¹The Lord reigns,^(DR)
    let the nations tremble;^(DS)
he sits enthroned^(DT) between the cherubim,^(DU)
    let the earth shake.
²Great is the Lord^(DV) in Zion;^(DW)
    he is exalted^(DX) over all the nations.
³Let them praise^(DY) your great and awesome name^(DZ)—
    he is holy.^(EA)

⁴The King^(EB) is mighty, he loves justice^(EC)—
    you have established equity;^(ED)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.^(EE)
⁵Exalt^(EF) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

⁶Moses^(EG) and Aaron^(EH) were among his priests,
    Samuel^(EI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered^(EJ) them.
⁷He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;^(EK)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

⁸Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,^(EL)
    though you punished^(EM) their misdeeds.^[e]
⁹Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

¹Shout for joy^(EN) to the Lord, all the earth.
²    Worship the Lord^(EO) with gladness;
    come before him^(EP) with joyful songs.
³Know that the Lord is God.^(EQ)
    It is he who made us,^(ER) and we are his^[f];
    we are his people,^(ES) the sheep of his pasture.^(ET)

⁴Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(EU)
    and his courts^(EV) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(EW)
⁵For the Lord is good^(EX) and his love endures forever;^(EY)
    his faithfulness^(EZ) continues through all generations.

Footnotes

Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves