Psalm 95:1-97:7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 95
A Call to Worship and Obedience
1 O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!(A)
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!(B)
3 For the Lord is a great God
and a great King above all gods.(C)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.(D)
6 O come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!(E)
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture
and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice!(F)
8 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,(G)
9 when your ancestors tested me
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.(H)
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,
and they do not regard my ways.”(I)
11 Therefore in my anger I swore,
“They shall not enter my rest.”(J)
Psalm 96
Praise to God Who Comes in Judgment
1 O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.(K)
2 Sing to the Lord; bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.(L)
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.(M)
4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.(N)
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(O)
6 Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.(P)
7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(Q)
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.(R)
9 Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.(S)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity.”(T)
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar and all that fills it;(U)
12 let the field exult and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with his truth.(V)
Psalm 97
The Glory of God’s Reign
1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!(W)
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(X)
3 Fire goes before him
and consumes his adversaries on every side.(Y)
4 His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.(Z)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples behold his glory.
7 All servants of images are put to shame,
those who make their boast in worthless idols;
all gods bow down before him.(AA)
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