Psalm 97-99

English Standard Version

The Lord Reigns

97 ^(A)The Lord reigns, ^(B)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many ^(C)coastlands be glad!
²^(D)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
    ^(E)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
³^(F)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all around.
⁴His ^(G)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and ^(H)trembles.
⁵The mountains ^(I)melt like ^(J)wax before the Lord,
    before ^(K)the Lord of all the earth.

⁶^(L)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all ^(M)the peoples see his glory.
⁷All worshipers of images are ^(N)put to shame,
    who make their boast in ^(O)worthless idols;
    ^(P)worship him, all you gods!

⁸Zion hears and ^(Q)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgments, O Lord.
⁹For you, O Lord, are ^(R)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above ^(S)all gods.

¹⁰O you who love the Lord, ^(T)hate evil!
    He ^(U)preserves the lives of his ^(V)saints;
    he ^(W)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(X)Light ^(Y)is sown^[a] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
¹²^(Z)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and ^(AA)give thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord ^(AB)a new song,
    for he has done ^(AC)marvelous things!
His ^(AD)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
²The Lord has ^(AE)made known his salvation;
    he has ^(AF)revealed his righteousness in ^(AG)the sight of the nations.
³He has ^(AH)remembered his ^(AI)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All ^(AJ)the ends of the earth have seen
    ^(AK)the salvation of our God.

⁴^(AL)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    ^(AM)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the ^(AN)sound of melody!
⁶With ^(AO)trumpets and the sound of ^(AP)the horn
    ^(AQ)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

⁷^(AR)Let the sea roar, and ^(AS)all that fills it;
    ^(AT)the world and those who dwell in it!
⁸Let the rivers ^(AU)clap their hands;
    let ^(AV)the hills sing for joy together
⁹before the Lord, for he comes
    to ^(AW)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 ^(AX)The Lord reigns; ^(AY)let the peoples tremble!
    He ^(AZ)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; ^(BA)let the earth quake!
²The Lord is ^(BB)great in Zion;
    he is ^(BC)exalted over all the peoples.
³Let them praise your ^(BD)great and awesome name!
    ^(BE)Holy is he!
⁴^(BF)The King in his might ^(BG)loves justice.^[b]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵^(BH)Exalt the Lord our God;
    ^(BI)worship at his ^(BJ)footstool!
    ^(BK)Holy is he!

⁶^(BL)Moses and Aaron were among his ^(BM)priests,
    Samuel also was among those who ^(BN)called upon his name.
    They ^(BO)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
⁷In ^(BP)the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they ^(BQ)kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were ^(BR)a forgiving God to them,
    but ^(BS)an avenger of their wrongdoings.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his ^(BT)holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns
Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice