Psalm 94

THE JUST JUDGE

1 Lord, God of vengeance—

God of vengeance, shine!ae

2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;

repay the proud what they deserve.af

3 Lord, how long will the wicked—

how long will the wicked celebrate?ag

4 They pour out arrogant words;

all the evildoers boast.ah

5 Lord, they crush your people;

they oppress your heritage.a

6 They kill the widow and the resident alien

and murder the fatherless.b

7 They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.

The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”c

8 Pay attention, you stupid people!

Fools, when will you be wise?d

9 Can the one who shaped the ear not hear,

the one who formed the eye not see?e

10 The one who instructs nations,

the one who teaches mankind knowledge—

does he not discipline?f

11 The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind;

they are futile.g

12 Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline

and teach from your lawh

13 to give him relief from troubled times

until a pit is dug for the wicked.i

14 The Lord will not leave his people

or abandon his heritage,j

15 for the administration of justice will again be righteous,

and all the upright in heart will followA it.k

16 Who stands up for me against the wicked?

Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?l

17 If the Lord had not been my helper,

I would soon rest in the silence of death.m

18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”

your faithful love will support me, Lord.n

19 When I am filled with cares,

your comfort brings me joy.o

20 Can a corrupt throne be your ally,

a throne that makes evil laws?p

21 They band together against the life of the righteous

and condemn the innocent to death.q

22 But the Lord is my refuge;

my God is the rock of my protection.r

23 He will pay them back for their sins

and destroy them for their evil.

The Lord our God will destroy them.s

Psalm 95

WORSHIP AND WARNING

1 Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord,

shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!t

2 Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving;

let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.u

3 For the Lord is a great God,

a great King above all gods.v

4 The depths of the earth are in his hand,

and the mountain peaks are his.w

5 The sea is his; he made it.

His hands formed the dry land.x

6 Come, let’s worship and bow down;

let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker.y

7 For he is our God,

and we are the people of his pasture,

the sheep under his care.A,z

Today, if you hear his voice:aa

8 Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,

as on that day at Massah in the wildernessab

9 where your ancestors tested me;

they tried me, though they had seen what I did.ac

10 For forty years I was disgusted with that generation;

I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;

they do not know my ways.”ad

11 So I swore in my anger,

“They will not enter my rest.”ae

Psalm 96 af

KING OF THE EARTH

1 Sing a new song to the Lord;

let the whole earth sing to the Lord.ag

2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;

proclaim his salvation from day to day.ah

3 Declare his glory among the nations,

his wondrous works among all peoples.a

4 For the Lord is great and is highly praised;

he is feared above all gods.b

5 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,

but the Lord made the heavens.c

6 Splendor and majesty are before him;

strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.d

7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples,

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.e

8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;f

bring an offering and enter his courts.g

9 Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;h

let the whole earth tremble before him.i

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.j

The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.k

He judges the peoples fairly.”l

11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;

let the sea and all that fills it resound.m

12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate.

Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joyn

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.o

Psalm 97

THE MAJESTIC KING

1 The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice;

let the many coasts and islands be glad.p

2 Clouds and total darkness surround him;

righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.q

3 Fire goes before him

and burns up his foes on every side.r

4 His lightning lights up the world;

the earth sees and trembles.s

5 The mountains melt like wax

at the presence of the Lord—

at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.t

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness;u

all the peoples see his glory.v

7 All who serve carved images,

those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame.w

All the gods* must worship him.x

8 Zion hears and is glad,

Judah’s villagesB rejoice

because of your judgments, Lord.y

9 For you, Lord,

are the Most High over the whole earth;

you are exalted above all the gods.z

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!aa

He protects the lives of his faithful ones;ab

he rescues them from the power of the wicked.ac

11 Light dawns* D for the righteous,

gladness for the upright in heart.ad

12 Be glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.E,ae

Psalm 98

PRAISE THE KING

A psalm.

1 Sing a new song to the Lord,af

for he has performed wonders;

his right hand and holy arm

have won him victory.ag

2 The Lord has made his victory known;

he has revealed his righteousness

in the sight of the nations.ah

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.ai

4 Let the whole earth shout to the Lord;

be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.a

5 Sing to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and melodious song.b

6 With trumpets and the blast of the trumpet

shout triumphantly

in the presence of the Lord, our King.c

7 Let the sea and all that fills it,

the world and those who live in it, resound.d

8 Let the rivers clap their hands;

let the mountains shout together for joye

9 before the Lord,

for he is coming to judge the earth.

He will judge the world righteously

and the peoples fairly.f