19 In the multitude of my inward anxieties, Thy consolations revive my soul. 20 Wilt thou be allied with the throne of iniquity, 21 They assemble like troops against the life of the right eous, And condemn innocent blood. 22 But Jehovah is my fortress, And my God the rock of my refuge. 23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity; In their wickedness he will cut them off; Yea, Jehovah, our God, will cut them off. V. 15. Judgment shall return to justice, i. e. the judgments of God, as displayed in the condition of the righteous and the wicked, shall be seen to be in conformity with perfect justice. Shall follow it, i. e. shall approve it. PSALM XCV. Exhortation to praise and obey God. 1 O COME, let us sing unto the Lord; Let us raise a voice of joy to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, And sing joyfully to him with psalms! 3 For Jehovah is a great god; Yea, a great king over all gods. 4 In his hands are the depths of the earth; His, also, are the heights of the mountains. 5 The sea is his; he made it; 6 The dry land also his hands formed. O come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the Lord, our maker! 7 For he is our God, And we the people of his pasture and the flock of his hand. O that ye would now hear his voice! "Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, "As in the day of repining in the wilderness, 9 "Where your fathers tempted me, "And tried me, although they had seen my works. 10 "Forty years was I disgusted with that race, 66 And I said, They are a people of a perverse heart, "And who have no regard to my ways. 11 "Therefore I sware in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest.” V. 11. My rest, i, e. the land of Canaan, which I had destined as the resting-place of Israel. PSALM XCVI. Exhortation to the praise and worship of God. This psalm is, with some slight variations, a part of that contained, in 1 Chron. xvi. and said to have been composed by David on the occasion of the translation of the ark to mount Zion. See 1 Chron. xvi. 7, 23-33. 1 O SING to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah, all the earth! 2 Sing to Jehovah; praise his name; Declare his saving power from day to day! 3 Proclaim his glory amongst the nations, His wonders amongst all people! 4 For Jehovah is great, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols; But Jehovah made the heavens. 6 Honor and majesty are before him, Glory and beauty are in his holy abode. 7 Give to Jehovah, ye tribes of the people, Give to Jehovah glory and praise! 8 Give to Jehovah the glory due to his name ; Bring an offering, and come into his courts! 9 O worship Jehovah in sacred attire! Tremble before him, all the earth! 10 Say among the nations, Jehovah is king; The world shall stand firm; it shall not be moved; 11 Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice; 12 Let the fields be joyful, with all that is therein, Let all the trees of the forest rejoice 13 Before Jehovah, for he cometh, He cometh to judge the earth! PSALM XCVII. Praise to God as the supreme ruler, the punisher of the idolatrous enemies of the Jews, and the rewarder of his worshippers. This psalm was probably occasioned by some victory gained by the Jews. 1 JEHOVAH reigneth, let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad! 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him, Justice and equity are the foundation of his throne. 3 Before him goeth a fire, Which burneth up his enemies around. 4 His lightnings illumine the world; The earth beholdeth and trembleth, 5 The mountains melt like wax at the presence of Je hovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, And all nations behold his glory. 7 Confounded be they, who worship graven images; Who glory in idols; To him, all ye gods, bow down! 8 Zion hath heard, and is glad, And the daughters of Judah exult On account of thy judgments, O Jehovah ! 9 For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth; Thou art far exalted above all gods. 10 Ye, that love Jehovah, hate evil! He preserveth the lives of his servants, And delivereth them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice, O ye righteous, in Jehovah, And praise his holy name! V. 7. All ye gods, i. e. heathen deities. 1 PSALM XCVIII. A psalm of praise to God, probably on a similar occasion with the last. A psalm. SING to Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things; His own right hand and his holy arm have gotten him the victory! 2 Jehovah hath made known his saving power; His goodness hath he manifested in the sight of the nations. 3 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel, And all the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of our God. 4 Shout unto Jehovah, all the earth! Break forth into joy, and exult, and sing! 5 Sing to Jehovah with the harp, With the harp, and the voice of song ! 6 With clarions, and the sound of trumpets, And the mountains rejoice together 9 Before Jehovah, for he cometh to judge the earth! 1 PSALM XCIX. Hymn of praise. JEHOVAH reigneth, let the nations tremble! He is enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth quake ! 2 Great is Jehovah upon Zion, Exalted above all nations. 3 Let men praise thy great and terrible name! It is holy. |