God's Eternal Reign
93
The
Lord
reigns! He is robed in majesty;
The
Lord
is robed, enveloped in strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be shaken.
2
Your throne has been established
from the beginning;
You are from eternity.
3
The floods have lifted up,
Lord
,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.
4
Greater than the roar of many waters —
the mighty breakers of the sea —
the
Lord
on high is majestic.
5
Lord
, Your testimonies are completely reliable;
holiness is the beauty of Your house
for all the days to come.
Psalms
The Just Judge
94
Lord
, God of vengeance —
God of vengeance, appear.
2
Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.
3
Lord
, how long will the wicked —
how long will the wicked gloat?
4
They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.
5
Lord
, they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage.
6
They kill the widow and the foreigner
and murder the fatherless.
7
They say, “The
Lord
doesn't see it.
The God of Jacob doesn't pay attention.”
8
Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9
Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,
the One who formed the eye not see?
10
The One who instructs nations,
the One who teaches man knowledge —
does He not discipline?
11
The
Lord
knows man's thoughts;
they are meaningless.
12
Lord
, happy is the man You discipline
and teach from Your law
13
to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14
The
Lord
will not forsake His people
or abandon His heritage,
15
for justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16
Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
17
If the
Lord
had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.
18
If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your faithful love will support me,
Lord
.
19
When I am filled with cares,
Your comfort brings me joy.
20
Can a corrupt throne —
one that creates trouble by law —
become Your ally?
21
They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
22
But the
Lord
is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection.
23
He will pay them back for their sins
and destroy them for their evil.
The
Lord
our God will destroy them.
Psalms
Worship and Warning
95
Come, let us shout joyfully to the
Lord
,
shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!
2
Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving;
let us shout triumphantly to Him in song.
3
For the
Lord
is a great God,
a great King above all gods.
4
The depths of the earth are in His hand,
and the mountain peaks are His.
5
The sea is His; He made it.
His hands formed the dry land.
6
Come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the
Lord
our Maker.
7
For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture,
the sheep under His care.
Today, if you hear His voice:
8
Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the wilderness
9
where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.
10
For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”
11
So I swore in My anger,
“They will not enter My rest.”
Psalms
Psalm 96
King of the Earth
1
Sing a new song to the
Lord
;
sing to the
Lord
, all the earth.
2
Sing to
•Yahweh
, praise His name;
proclaim His salvation from day to day.
3
Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonderful works among all peoples.
4
For the
Lord
is great and is highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.
5
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the
Lord
made the heavens.
6
Splendor and majesty are before Him;
strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7
Ascribe to the
Lord
, you families of the peoples,
ascribe to the
Lord
glory and strength.
8
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;
bring an offering and enter His courts.
9
Worship the
Lord
in the splendor of His holiness;
tremble before Him, all the earth.
10
Say among the nations: “The
Lord
reigns.
The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
He judges the peoples fairly.”
11
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and all that fills it resound.
12
Let the fields and everything in them exult.
Then all the trees of the forest will shout 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 faithfulness.
Psalms
The Majestic King
97
The
Lord
reigns! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coasts and islands be glad.
2
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
3
Fire goes before Him
and burns up His foes on every side.
4
His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5
The mountains melt like wax
at the presence of the
Lord
—
at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.
6
The heavens proclaim His righteousness;
all the peoples see His glory.
7
All who serve carved images,
those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.
All the gods must worship Him.
8
•Zion
hears and is glad,
and the towns of Judah rejoice
because of Your judgments,
Lord
.
9
For You,
Lord
,
are the
•Most
High over all the earth;
You are exalted above all the gods.
10
You who love the
Lord
, hate evil!
He protects the lives of His godly ones;
He rescues them from the power of the wicked.
11
Light dawns for the righteous,
gladness for the upright in heart.
12
Be glad in
•Yahweh
, you righteous ones,
and praise His holy name.
Psalms
Praise the King
A psalm.
98
Sing a new song to the
Lord
,
for He has performed wonders;
His right hand and holy arm
have won Him victory.
2
The
Lord
has made His victory known;
He has revealed His righteousness
in the sight of the nations.
3
He has remembered His love
and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth
have seen our God's victory.
4
Shout to the
Lord
, all the earth;
be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.
5
Sing to the
Lord
with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.
6
With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn
shout triumphantly
in the presence of the
Lord
, our King.
7
Let the sea and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it, resound.
8
Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains shout together for joy
9
before the
Lord
,
for He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world righteously
and the peoples fairly.
Psalms
The King Is Holy
99
The
Lord
reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned above the
•cherubim
.
Let the earth quake.
2
•Yahweh
is great in
•Zion
;
He is exalted above all the peoples.
3
Let them praise Your great
and awe-inspiring name.
He is holy.
4
The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
5
Exalt the
Lord
our God;
bow in worship at His footstool.
He is holy.
6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests;
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.
7
He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;
they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
8
Lord
our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,
an avenger of their sinful actions.
9
Exalt the
Lord
our God;
bow in worship at His holy mountain,
for the
Lord
our God is holy.
Psalms
Be Thankful
A psalm of thanksgiving.
100
Shout triumphantly to the
Lord
, all the earth.
2
Serve the
Lord
with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.
3
Acknowledge that
•Yahweh
is God.
He made us, and we are His —
His people, the sheep of His pasture.
4
Enter His gates with thanksgiving
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
5
For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.
Psalms
A Vow of Integrity
A Davidic psalm.
101
I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to You,
Lord
.
2
I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.
3
I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.
4
A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.