Psalm 96-99

New King James Version

A Song of Praise to God Coming in Judgment^(A)

96 Oh, ^(B)sing to the Lord a new song!
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Declare His glory among the ^[a]nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

⁴For ^(C)the Lord is great and ^(D)greatly to be praised;
^(E)He is to be feared above all gods.
⁵For ^(F)all the gods of the peoples are idols,
^(G)But the Lord made the heavens.
⁶Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and ^(H)beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^(I)Give^[b] to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[c]Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come into His courts.
⁹Oh, worship the Lord ^(J)in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.

¹⁰Say among the ^[d]nations, ^(K)“The Lord reigns;
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be ^[e]moved;
^(L)He shall judge the peoples righteously.”

¹¹^(M)Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
^(N)Let the sea roar, and ^[f]all its fullness;
¹²Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
¹³ before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
^(O)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

A Song of Praise to the Sovereign Lord

97 The Lord ^(P)reigns;
Let the earth rejoice;
Let the multitude of ^[g]isles be glad!

²^(Q)Clouds and darkness surround Him;
^(R)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(S)A fire goes before Him,
And burns up His enemies round about.
⁴^(T)His lightnings light the world;
The earth sees and trembles.
⁵^(U)The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
⁶^(V)The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory.

⁷^(W)Let all be put to shame who serve carved images,
Who boast of idols.
^(X)Worship Him, all you gods.
⁸Zion hears and is glad,
And the daughters of Judah rejoice
Because of Your judgments, O Lord.
⁹For You, Lord, are ^(Y)most high above all the earth;
^(Z)You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰You who love the Lord, ^(AA)hate evil!
^(AB)He preserves the souls of His saints;
^(AC)He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(AD)Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²^(AE)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
^(AF)And give thanks ^[h]at the remembrance of ^[i]His holy name.

A Song of Praise to the Lord for His Salvation and Judgment

A Psalm.

98 Oh, ^(AG)sing to the Lord a new song!
For He has ^(AH)done marvelous things;
His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.
²^(AI)The Lord has made known His salvation;
^(AJ)His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the ^[j]nations.
³He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
^(AK)All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
⁵Sing to the Lord with the harp,
With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
⁶With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.

⁷Let the sea roar, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell in it;
⁸Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together
⁹ before the Lord,
^(AL)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with ^[k]equity.

Praise to the Lord for His Holiness

99 The Lord reigns;
Let the peoples tremble!
^(AM)He dwells between the cherubim;
Let the earth be ^[l]moved!
²The Lord is great in Zion,
And He is high above all the peoples.
³Let them praise Your great and awesome name—
^[m]He is holy.

⁴The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His footstool—
He is holy.

⁶Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who ^(AN)called upon His name;
They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
⁷He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the ^[n]ordinance He gave them.

⁸You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.