Psalm 93-97

New American Standard Bible

The Majesty of the Lord.

93 ^(A)The Lord ^[a]reigns, He is ^(B)clothed with majesty;
The Lord has ^(C)clothed and encircled Himself with strength.
Indeed, the ^(D)world is firmly established; it will not be moved.
²Your ^(E)throne is established from of old;
You ^(F)are from eternity.

³The ^(G)floods have lifted up, Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice,
The floods lift up their pounding waves.
⁴More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord ^(H)on high is mighty.
⁵Your ^(I)testimonies are fully confirmed;
^(J)Holiness is pleasing to Your house,
Lord, ^[b]forevermore.

The Lord Implored to Avenge His People.

94 Lord, God of ^[c]^(K)vengeance,
God of ^[d]vengeance, ^[e]^(L)shine forth!
²^(M)Rise up, ^(N)Judge of the earth,
Pay back retribution ^(O)to the proud.
³How long, Lord, shall the wicked—
How long shall the ^(P)wicked triumph?
⁴They pour out words, they ^(Q)speak arrogantly;
All who do injustice ^(R)boast.
⁵They ^(S)crush Your people, Lord,
And ^(T)afflict Your inheritance.
⁶They ^(U)kill the widow and the stranger
And murder the orphans.
⁷^(V)They have said, “^[f]The Lord does not see,
Nor does the God of Jacob perceive.”

⁸Pay attention, you ^(W)stupid ones among the people;
And when will you understand, ^(X)foolish ones?
⁹He who ^(Y)planted the ear, ^[g]does He not hear?
Or He who formed the eye, ^[h]does He not see?
¹⁰He who ^[i]^(Z)disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,
He who ^(AA)teaches mankind knowledge?
¹¹The Lord ^(AB)knows human thoughts,
^[j]That they are mere breath.

¹²Blessed is the man whom ^(AC)You discipline, ^[k]Lord,
And ^(AD)whom You teach from Your Law,
¹³So that You may grant him ^(AE)relief from the ^(AF)days of adversity,
Until ^(AG)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴For ^(AH)the Lord will not abandon His people,
Nor will He ^(AI)abandon His inheritance.
¹⁵For ^[l]^(AJ)judgment ^[m]will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart ^[n]will follow it.
¹⁶Who will ^(AK)stand up for me against evildoers?
Who will take his stand for me ^(AL)against those who do injustice?

¹⁷If ^(AM)the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
¹⁸If I should say, “^(AN)My foot has slipped,”
Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me.
¹⁹When my anxious thoughts ^[o]multiply within me,
Your ^(AO)comfort delights my soul.
²⁰Can a ^[p]^(AP)throne of destruction be allied with You,
One ^(AQ)which devises ^[q]mischief by decree?
²¹They ^(AR)band themselves together against the ^[r]life of the righteous
And ^(AS)condemn ^[s]the innocent to death.
²²But the Lord has been my ^(AT)refuge,
And my God the ^(AU)rock of my refuge.
²³He has ^(AV)brought back their injustice upon them,
And He will ^[t]^(AW)destroy them in their evil;
The Lord our God will ^[u]destroy them.

Praise to the Lord and Warning against Unbelief.

95 Come, let’s ^(AX)sing for joy to the Lord,
Let’s shout joyfully to ^(AY)the rock of our salvation.
²Let’s ^(AZ)come before His presence ^(BA)with a song of thanksgiving,
Let’s shout joyfully to Him ^(BB)in songs with instruments.
³For the Lord is a ^(BC)great God
And a great King ^(BD)above all gods,
⁴In whose hand are the ^(BE)depths of the earth,
The peaks of the mountains are also His.
⁵^[v]The sea is His, for it was He ^(BF)who made it,
And His hands formed the dry land.

⁶Come, let’s ^(BG)worship and bow down,
Let’s ^(BH)kneel before the Lord our ^(BI)Maker.
⁷For He is our God,
And ^(BJ)we are the people of His ^[w]^(BK)pasture and the sheep of His hand.
^(BL)Today, ^[x]if you will hear His voice,
⁸Do not harden your hearts as at ^[y]^(BM)Meribah,
As on the day of ^[z]^(BN)Massah in the wilderness,
⁹“When your fathers ^(BO)put Me to the test,
They tested Me, though they had seen My work.
¹⁰For ^(BP)forty years I was disgusted with that generation,
And said they are a people who err in their heart,
And they do not know My ways.
¹¹Therefore I ^(BQ)swore in My anger,
They certainly shall not enter My ^(BR)rest.”

A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.

96 ^(BS)Sing to the Lord a ^(BT)new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
^(BU)Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Tell of ^(BV)His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
⁴For ^(BW)great is the Lord, and ^(BX)greatly to be praised;
He is to be ^(BY)feared ^(BZ)above all gods.
⁵For ^(CA)all the gods of the peoples are ^[aa]idols,
But ^(CB)the Lord made the heavens.
⁶^(CC)Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^[ab]Ascribe to the Lord, you ^(CD)families of the peoples,
^[ac]^(CE)Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[ad]Ascribe to the Lord the ^(CF)glory of His name;
Bring an ^[ae]^(CG)offering and come into His courtyards.
⁹^(CH)Worship the Lord in ^[af]holy attire;
^(CI)Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰Say among the nations, “^(CJ)The Lord reigns;
Indeed, the ^(CK)world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will ^(CL)judge the peoples fairly.”

¹¹May the ^(CM)heavens be joyful, and may the ^(CN)earth rejoice;
May ^(CO)the sea ^[ag]roar, and ^[ah]all it contains;
¹²May the ^(CP)field be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the ^(CQ)trees of the forest will sing for joy
¹³Before the Lord, ^(CR)for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
^(CS)He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(CT)The Lord ^[ai]reigns, may the ^(CU)earth rejoice;
May the many ^[aj]^(CV)islands be joyful.
²^(CW)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
^(CX)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(CY)Fire goes before Him
And ^(CZ)burns up His enemies all around.
⁴His ^(DA)lightning lit up the world;
The earth saw it and ^(DB)trembled.
⁵The mountains ^(DC)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the ^(DD)Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The ^(DE)heavens declare His righteousness,
And ^(DF)all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷May all those be ashamed who serve ^(DG)carved images,
Who boast in ^(DH)idols;
^[ak]^(DI)Worship Him, all you ^[al]gods.
⁸Zion ^[am]heard this and ^(DJ)was joyful,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, Lord.
⁹For You are the Lord ^(DK)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far ^(DL)above all ^[an]gods.

¹⁰^(DM)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who ^(DN)watches over the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(DO)saves them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(DP)Light is sown like seed for the righteous,
And ^(DQ)gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Be ^(DR)joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(DS)praise ^[ao]the mention of His holy name.