Sing a New Song
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The whole earth is called to sing a new song to the Lord. Declare his glory among the nations. He is great and worthy of praise. The gods of other nations are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.
1 Sing the Lord a new song! Everyone on earth, sing to the Lord! O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord! Honor his name! Share the news of his rescue day after day. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
3 Tell every nation about his greatness. Share his amazing deeds with every people group. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
4 The Lord is so great that he deserves the highest praise. He should be respected far more than any other god. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
5 All the gods that other peoples worship are nothing but lifeless statues, but the Lord is the one who built the heavens. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.
6 Brilliance and royal beauty surround him. Power and stunning glory fill his sanctuary. Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Worship the Lord in Splendor
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All families of nations are called to give the Lord glory and strength. Bring an offering and worship him in the splendor of his holiness.
7 Give the Lord credit, all you families of the world. Give the Lord the honor and strength he deserves. Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
8 Give the Lord all the glory his name is worth. Bring your gifts and come into his courtyards. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
9 Worship the Lord dressed in his beautiful holiness. Let the whole earth stand in awe of him. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
The Lord Comes to Judge
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Declare among the nations that the Lord reigns. The heavens rejoice, the earth is glad, the sea roars, the fields celebrate, and the trees of the forest sing for joy because the Lord is coming to judge the earth with fairness.
10 Announce to every nation, "The Lord is King!" The world stands solid and will not tip over. He will judge every people fairly. Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
11 Let the skies be full of joy and the earth break out in celebration! Let the ocean and every creature in it roar with praise. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12 Let the open fields and everything growing in them dance with delight. Then every tree in the forest will burst out singing Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
13 before the Lord, because he is on his way. He is coming to set the world right. He will judge the world with perfect justice and every nation with complete honesty. Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.