Study Desk

Sing a new song to the Lord ; sing to the Lord , all the earth.^(b)

Sing to Yahweh, praise His name; proclaim His salvation from day to day.^(c)

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all peoples.^(d)

For the Lord is great and is highly praised; He is feared above all gods.^(e)

For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.^(f)

Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.^(g)

Ascribe to the Lord , you families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.^(h)

Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name;⁽ⁱ⁾ bring an offering and enter His courts.^(j)

Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;^(k) tremble before Him, all the earth.^(l)

Say among the nations: "The Lord reigns.^(m) The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.⁽ⁿ⁾ He judges the peoples fairly."^(o)

Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and all that fills it resound.^(p)

Let the fields and everything in them exult. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy^(q)

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.^(r)

The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coasts and islands be glad.^(a)

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.^(b)

Fire goes before Him and burns up His foes on every side.^(c)

His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees and trembles.^(d)

The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord — at the presence of the Lord of all the earth.^(e)

The heavens proclaim His righteousness;^(f) all the peoples see His glory.^(g)

All who serve carved images, those who boast in idols, will be put to shame.^(h) All the gods^[a] must worship Him.⁽ⁱ⁾

Zion hears and is glad, and the towns^[b] of Judah rejoice because of Your judgments, Lord .^(j)

For You, Lord , are the Most High over all the earth; You are exalted above all the gods.^(k)

You who love the Lord , hate evil!^(l) He protects the lives of His godly ones;^(m) He rescues them from the power of the wicked.⁽ⁿ⁾

Light dawns^[c][d] for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart.^(o)

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.^[e](p)

A psalm.

Sing a new song to the Lord ,^(a) for He has performed wonders; His right hand and holy arm have won Him victory.^(b)

The Lord has made His victory known; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.^(c)

He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen our God's victory.^(d)

Shout to the Lord , all the earth; be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.^(e)

Sing to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and melodious song.^(f)

With trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn shout triumphantly in the presence of the Lord , our King.^(g)

Let the sea and all that fills it, the world and those who live in it, resound.^(h)

Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains shout together for joy⁽ⁱ⁾

before the Lord , for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.^(j)

The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He is enthroned above the cherubim.^(a) Let the earth quake.^(b)

Yahweh is great in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.^(c)

Let them praise Your great and awe-inspiring name.^(d) He is holy.^(e)

The mighty King loves justice. You have established fairness; You have administered justice and righteousness in Jacob.^(f)

Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at His footstool.^(g) He is holy.^(h)

Moses and Aaron were among His priests;⁽ⁱ⁾ Samuel also was among those calling on His name. They called to Yahweh and He answered them.^(j)

He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;^(k) they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

Lord our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them,^(l) an avenger of their sinful actions.^(m)

Exalt the Lord our God; bow in worship at His holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy.⁽ⁿ⁾

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout triumphantly to the Lord , all the earth.^(a)

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs.^(b)

Acknowledge that Yahweh is God. He made us, and we are His^[a](c) — His people, the sheep of His pasture.^(d)

Enter His gates with thanksgiving^(e) and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name.^(f)

For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal; His faithfulness endures through all generations.

A Davidic psalm.

I will sing of faithful love and justice; I will sing praise to You, Lord .^(a)

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.^(b)

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes. I hate the practice of transgression; it will not cling to me.^(c)

A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with^[a] evil.^(d)

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor;^(e) I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.^(f)

My eyes favor the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me.^(g)

No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.^[b](h)

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land, eliminating all evildoers from the Lord 's city.⁽ⁱ⁾

A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord .^(a)

Lord , hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before You.^(b)

Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble. Listen closely to me; answer me quickly when I call.^(c)

For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like a furnace.^(d)

My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;^(e) I even forget to eat my food.^(f)

Because of the sound of my groaning, my flesh sticks to my bones.^(g)

I am like a desert owl,^[a] like an owl among the ruins.^(h)

I stay awake;⁽ⁱ⁾ I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

My enemies taunt me all day long; they ridicule and curse me.^(j)

I eat ashes like bread and mingle my drinks with tears^(k)

because of Your indignation and wrath; for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.^(l)

My days are like a lengthening shadow, and I wither away like grass.^(m)

But You, Lord , are enthroned forever;⁽ⁿ⁾ Your fame endures to all generations.^(o)

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her— the appointed time has come.^(p)

For Your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust.^(q)

Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh, and all the kings of the earth Your glory,^(r)

for the Lord will rebuild Zion; He will appear in His glory.^(s)

He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.^(t)

This will be written for a later generation, and a newly created people will praise the Lord :^(u)

He looked down from His holy heights— the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth^(v)—

to hear a prisoner's groaning, to set free those condemned to die,^[b](w)

so that they might declare the name of Yahweh in Zion and His praise in Jerusalem,^(x)

when peoples and kingdoms are assembled to serve the Lord .^(y)

He has broken my^[c] strength in midcourse; He has shortened my days.^(z)

I say: "My God, do not take me in the middle of my life!^[d] Your years continue through all generations.^(aa)

Long ago You established the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.^(ab)

They will perish, but You will endure; all of them will wear out like clothing. You will change them like a garment, and they will pass away.^(ac)

But You are the same, and Your years will never end.^(ad)

Your servants' children will dwell securely, and their offspring will be established before You."^(ae)