A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.
1 O sing to the Lorda new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
Proclaim good news of His salvation from day to day.
3 Declare His glory among the nations,
His marvelous worksandwonderful deeds among all the peoples.
4 For great is the Lordand greatly to be praised;
He is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the peoples are [worthless, lifeless] idols,
But the Lordmade the heavens.
6 Splendor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Ascribe to the Lordglory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lordthe glory of His name;
Bring an offering and come into His courts.
9 Worship the Lordin the splendor of holiness;
Tremble [in submissive wonder] before Him, all the earth.
10 Say among the nations, “The Lordreigns;
Indeed, the world is firmlyandsecurely established, it shall not be moved;
He will judgeandrule the people with fairness.”
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
Let the sea roar, and all the things it contains;
12 Let the field be exultant, 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 with righteousness
And the peoples in His faithfulness.