NAS - Psalms 95 to 101

Psalm 95

Praise to the LORD, and Warning against Unbelief.

¹O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. ² Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. ³ For the LORD is a great God And a great King above all gods, ⁴In whose hand are the depths of the earth, The peaks of the mountains are His also. ⁵ The sea is His, for it was He who made it, And His hands formed the dry land.

⁶Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. ⁷For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, ⁸Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness, ⁹ "When your fathers tested Me, They tried Me, though they had seen My work. ¹⁰ "For forty years I loathed that generation, And said they are a people who err in their heart, And they do not know My ways. ¹¹ "Therefore I swore in My anger, Truly they shall not enter into My rest."

Psalm 96

A Call to Worship the LORD the Righteous Judge.

¹Sing to the LORD a new song; Sing to the LORD, all the earth. ²Sing to the LORD, bless His name; Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. ³ Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all the peoples. ⁴ For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; He is to be 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.

⁷Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, Ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. ⁸ Ascribe to the LORD the glory of His name; Bring an offering and come into His courts. ⁹ Worship the LORD in holy attire; Tremble before Him, all the earth. ¹⁰ Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity."

¹¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and all it contains; ¹² Let the field exult, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy ¹³ Before the LORD, for He is coming, For He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness And the peoples in His faithfulness.

Psalm 97

The LORD'S Power and Dominion.

¹The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; Let the many islands be glad. ²Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. ³ Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries round about. ⁴His lightnings lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled. ⁵The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. ⁶ The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷Let all those be ashamed who serve graven images, Who boast themselves of idols; Worship Him, all you gods. ⁸Zion heard this and was glad, And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced Because of Your judgments, O LORD. ⁹For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods.

¹⁰Hate evil, you who love the LORD, Who preserves the souls of His godly ones; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. ¹¹Light is sown like seed for the righteous And gladness for the upright in heart. ¹² Be glad in the LORD, you righteous ones, And give thanks to His holy name.

Psalm 98

A Call to Praise the LORD for His Righteousness.

Psalm.

¹O sing to the LORD a new song, For He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him. ²The LORD has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. ³ He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises. ⁵ Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, With the lyre and the sound of melody. ⁶ With trumpets and the sound of the horn Shout joyfully before the King, the LORD.

⁷Let the sea roar and all it contains, The world and those who dwell in it. ⁸Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together for joy ⁹ Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness And the peoples with equity.

Psalm 99

Praise to the LORD for His Fidelity to Israel.

¹The LORD reigns, let the peoples tremble; He is enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake! ² The LORD is great in Zion, And He is exalted above all the peoples. ³ Let them praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He. ⁴The strength of the King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. ⁵Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.

⁶Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called on His name; They called upon the LORD and He answered them. ⁷ He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud; They kept His testimonies And the statute that He gave them. ⁸O LORD our God, You answered them; You were a forgiving God to them, And yet an avenger of their evil deeds. ⁹ Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His holy hill, For holy is the LORD our God.

Psalm 100

All Men Exhorted to Praise God.

Psalm for Thanksgiving.

¹Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth. ² Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. ³ Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

⁴Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. ⁵For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 101

The Psalmist's Profession of Uprightness.

Psalm of David.

¹I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, To You, O LORD, I will sing praises. ²I will give heed to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart. ³I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me. ⁴A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know no evil. ⁵Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him I will destroy; No one who has a haughty look and an arrogant heart will I endure.

⁶My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me. ⁷He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me. ⁸ Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, So as to cut off from the city of the LORD all those who do iniquity.