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    Psalm 96  
     
1
  Sing to the Lord a new song; 
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
     
2
  Sing to the Lord and bless his name; 
    tell out his salvation from day to day.
     
3
  Declare his glory among the nations 
    and his wonders among all peoples.
     
4
  For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised; 
    he is more to be feared than all gods.
     
5
  For all the gods of the nations are but idols; 
    it is the Lord who made the heavens.
     
6
  Honour and majesty are before him; 
    power and splendour are in his sanctuary.
     
     
7
  Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; 
    ascribe to the Lord honour and strength.
     
8
  Ascribe to the Lord the honour due to his name; 
    bring offerings and come into his courts.
     
9
  O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; 
    let the whole earth tremble before him.
     
10
  Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is king. 
    He has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved;
    he will judge the peoples with equity.
     
     
11
  Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; 
    let the sea thunder and all that is in it;
     
12
  Let the fields be joyful and all that is in them; 
    let all the trees of the wood shout for joy before the Lord.
     
13
  For he comes, he comes to judge the earth; 
    with righteousness he will judge the world
    and the peoples with his truth.
     
    Psalm 97  
     
1
  The Lord is king: let the earth rejoice; 
    let the multitude of the isles be glad.
     
2
  Clouds and darkness are round about him; 
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
     
3
  Fire goes before him 
    and burns up his enemies on every side.
     
     
4
  His lightnings lit up the world; 
    the earth saw it and trembled.
     
5
  The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, 
    at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
     
6
  The heavens declared his righteousness, 
    and all the peoples have seen his glory.
     
     
7
  Confounded be all who worship carved images
    and delight in mere idols. 
    Bow down before him, all you gods.
     
8
  Zion heard and was glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, 
    because of your judgements, O Lord.
     
9
  For you, Lord, are most high over all the earth; 
    you are exalted far above all gods.
     
     
10
  The Lord loves those who hate evil; 
    he preserves the lives of his faithful
    and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
     
11
  Light has sprung up for the righteous 
    and joy for the true of heart.
     
12
  Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, 
    and give thanks to his holy name.
     
    Psalm 98  
     
1
  Sing to the Lord a new song, 
    for he has done marvellous things.
     
2
  His own right hand and his holy arm 
    have won for him the victory.
     
3
  The Lord has made known his salvation; 
    his deliverance has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.
     
4
  He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness
    towards the house of Israel, 
    and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
     
     
5
  Sound praises to the Lord, all the earth; 
    break into singing and make music.
     
6
  Make music to the Lord with the lyre, 
    with the lyre and the voice of melody.
     
7
  With trumpets and the sound of the horn 
    sound praises before the Lord, the King.
     
     
8
  Let the sea thunder and all that fills it, 
    the world and all that dwell upon it.
     
9
  Let the rivers clap their hands 
    and let the hills ring out together before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
     
10
  In righteousness shall he judge the world 
    and the peoples with equity.
     
    Psalm 99  
     
1
  The Lord is king: let the peoples tremble; 
    he is enthroned above the cherubim: let the earth shake.
     
2
  The Lord is great in Zion 
    and high above all peoples.
     
3
  Let them praise your name, which is great and awesome; 
    the Lord our God is holy.
     
4
  Mighty king, who loves justice,
    you have established equity; 
    you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
     
5
  Exalt the Lord our God; 
    bow down before his footstool, for he is holy.
     
     
6
  Moses and Aaron among his priests
    and Samuel among those who call upon his name; 
    they called upon the Lord and he answered them.
     
7
  He spoke to them out of the pillar of cloud; 
    they kept his testimonies and the law that he gave them.
     
8
  You answered them, O Lord our God; 
    you were a God who forgave them
    and pardoned them for their offences.
     
9
  Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship him upon his holy hill, 
    for the Lord our God is holy.
     
    Psalm 100  
     
1
  O be joyful in the Lord, all the earth; 
    serve the Lord with gladness
    and come before his presence with a song.
     
2
  Know that the Lord is God; 
    it is he that has made us and we are his;
    we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
     
3
  Enter his gates with thanksgiving
    and his courts with praise; 
    give thanks to him and bless his name.
     
4
  For the Lord is gracious; his steadfast love is everlasting, 
    and his faithfulness endures from generation to generation.
     
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