Praise in the Bible: Psalms of Praise and Worship

The earth yielded grass, herbs yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit, with their seeds in it, after their kind; and God saw that it was good.

and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good.

God created the large sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed, after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind. God saw that it was good.

God made the animals of the earth after their kind, and the livestock after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind. God saw that it was good.

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal, and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD”.

The princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.

Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.

She called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”

Abraham called the name of that place “The LORD Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On the LORD’s mountain, it will be provided.”

The man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD.

He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth towards my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”

I bowed my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.

When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to the LORD.

Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because the LORD has looked at my affliction; for now my husband will love me.”

She conceived again, and bore a son. She said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” Therefore she named him Judah. Then she stopped bearing.

She conceived, bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

He erected an altar there, and called it El Elohe Israel.

Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

“Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father’s sons will bow down before you.

that you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and spared our houses.’” The people bowed their heads and worshipped.

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and said, “I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.

The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.

Who is like you, LORD, amongst the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

Miriam answered them, “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously. He has thrown the horse and his rider into the sea.”

In the morning, you shall see the LORD’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against the LORD. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”

As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked towards the wilderness, and behold, the LORD’s glory appeared in the cloud.

Moses built an altar, and called its name “The LORD our Banner”.

Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.

“You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, ‘HOLY TO THE LORD.’

You shall burn the whole ram on the altar: it is a burnt offering to the LORD; it is a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a pleasant aroma before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.

The other lamb you shall offer at evening, and shall do to it according to the meal offering of the morning and according to its drink offering, for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”

They rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

All the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, and all the people rose up and worshipped, everyone at their tent door.

They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: “HOLY TO THE LORD”.

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the LORD’s glory filled the tabernacle.

but he shall wash its innards and its legs with water. The priest shall burn all of it on the altar, for a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

but the innards and the legs he shall wash with water. The priest shall offer the whole, and burn it on the altar. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

He shall tear it by its wings, but shall not divide it apart. The priest shall burn it on the altar, on the wood that is on the fire. It is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

He shall bring it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. He shall take his handful of its fine flour, and of its oil, with all its frankincense, and the priest shall burn its memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

The priest shall take from the meal offering its memorial, and shall burn it on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

The priest shall burn as its memorial part of its crushed grain and part of its oil, along with all its frankincense. It is an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Aaron’s sons shall burn it on the altar on the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

The priest shall burn them on the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma; all the fat is the LORD’s.

He shall take from there his handful of the fine flour of the meal offering, and of its oil, and all the frankincense which is on the meal offering, and shall burn it on the altar for a pleasant aroma, as its memorial portion, to the LORD.

Moses said, “This is the thing which the LORD commanded that you should do; and the LORD’s glory shall appear to you.”

Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people; and the LORD’s glory appeared to all the people.

Fire came out from before the LORD, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar. When all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke of, saying, ‘I will show myself holy to those who come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified.’” Aaron held his peace.

The priest shall sprinkle the blood on the LORD’s altar at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and burn the fat for a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.

You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to the LORD.

The priest shall take the meal offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal offering before the LORD, and bring it to the altar.

and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. They are holy for the priest, together with the breast that is waved and the thigh that is offered. After that the Nazirite may drink wine.

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

one golden ladle of ten shekels, full of incense;

“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the LORD’s glory—

and for the drink offering you shall offer the third part of a hin of wine, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

and you shall offer for the drink offering half a hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

“‘All who are native-born shall do these things in this way, in offering an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you, or whoever may be amongst you throughout your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD, as you do, so he shall do.

“But you shall not redeem the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

These are the waters of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,

the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the sceptre, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they travelled to Mattanah;

How goodly are your tents, Jacob, and your dwellings, Israel!

It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained in Mount Sinai for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

The other lamb you shall offer at evening. As the meal offering of the morning, and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering made by fire, for a pleasant aroma to the LORD.

and one tenth part of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering to every lamb, as a burnt offering of a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

In this way you shall offer daily, for seven days, the food of the offering made by fire, of a pleasant aroma to the LORD. It shall be offered in addition to the continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

but you shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasant aroma to the LORD: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs a year old;

“‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work. It is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.

in addition to the burnt offering of the new moon with its meal offering, and the continual burnt offering with its meal offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, for a pleasant aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

but you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD for a pleasant aroma: one young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a year old, all without defect;

“Lord GOD, you have begun to show your servant your greatness, and your strong hand. For what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do works like yours, and mighty acts like yours?

and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire. We have seen today that God does speak with man, and he lives.

You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which he has given you.

He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which your eyes have seen.

He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honour, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, as he has spoken.

Give ear, you heavens, and I will speak. Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

For I will proclaim the LORD’s name. Ascribe greatness to our God!

Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.

He said, “The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir to them. He shone from Mount Paran. He came from the ten thousands of holy ones. At his right hand was a fiery law for them.

“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.

The seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the LORD’s ark went on continually, and blew the trumpets. The armed men went in front of them. The rear guard came after the LORD’s ark. The trumpets sounded as they went.

At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city!

So the people shouted and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight in front of him, and they took the city.

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived.

Then Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam sang on that day, saying,

“Because the leaders took the lead in Israel, because the people offered themselves willingly, be blessed, LORD!

“Hear, you kings! Give ear, you princes! I, even I, will sing to the LORD. I will sing praise to the LORD, the God of Israel.

“LORD, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, the sky also dropped. Yes, the clouds dropped water.

My heart is towards the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly amongst the people. Bless the LORD!

“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.

Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse the LORD’s righteous acts, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then the LORD’s people went down to the gates.

Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD, and called it “The LORD is Peace.” To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to the LORD. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.

For when the flame went up towards the sky from off the altar, the LORD’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.”

The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”

When the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, “Our god has delivered our enemy and the destroyer of our country, who has slain many of us, into our hand.”

On the next day, the people rose early and built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

They said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.”

The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel.

Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart exults in the LORD! My horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.

There is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

When the ark of the LORD’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.

Therefore you shall make images of your tumours and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.

The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to the LORD.

The Levites took down the LORD’s ark and the box that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to the LORD.

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”

“After that you will come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is; and it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a lute, a tambourine, a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is no one like him amongst all the people?” All the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”

All the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal. There they offered sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”

Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, God’s Spirit came on Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied.

When Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied.

He went there to Naioth in Ramah. Then God’s Spirit came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”

David said to Abigail, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me!

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. The LORD has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

Isn’t this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”

David came to Baal Perazim, and David struck them there. Then he said, “The LORD has broken my enemies before me, like the breach of waters.” Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of the LORD of Armies who sits above the cherubim.

David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

So David and all the house of Israel brought up the LORD’s ark with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

As the LORD’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before the LORD.

I will be yet more undignified than this, and will be worthless in my own sight. But the maids of whom you have spoken will honour me.”

Therefore you are great, LORD God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

What one nation in the earth is like your people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, and to make himself a name, and to do great things for you, and awesome things for your land, before your people, whom you redeemed to yourself out of Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

Let your name be magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies is God over Israel; and the house of your servant David will be established before you.’

Now in all Israel there was no one to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty. From the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no defect in him.

When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and carry the king news, how the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”

Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”

David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, amongst the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel. Blow the trumpet, and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the Tent, and anointed Solomon. They blew the trumpet; and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon. They have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that you have heard.

Moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne;’ and the king bowed himself on the bed.

Also thus said the king, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne today, my eyes even seeing it.’”

The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.

Solomon awoke; and behold, it was a dream. Then he came to Jerusalem and stood before the ark of the LORD’s covenant, and offered up burnt offerings, offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants.

He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand and five.

When Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly, and said, “Blessed is the LORD today, who has given to David a wise son to rule over this great people.”

There was cedar on the house within, carved with buds and open flowers. All was cedar. No stone was visible.

Within the inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in its height. He overlaid it with pure gold. He covered the altar with cedar.

So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold. He drew chains of gold across before the inner sanctuary, and he overlaid it with gold.

He overlaid the whole house with gold, until all the house was finished. He also overlaid the whole altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary with gold.

King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

The king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.

He said, “Blessed is the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David your father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

“Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to his people Israel, according to all that he promised. There has not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by Moses his servant.

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar which he built to the LORD three times per year, burning incense with them on the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

She said to the king, “It was a true report that I heard in my own land of your acts and of your wisdom.

Blessed is the LORD your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because the LORD loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

The king made of the almug trees pillars for the LORD’s house and for the king’s house, harps also and stringed instruments for the singers; no such almug trees came or were seen to this day.

Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

He went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up to the altar to burn incense.

Behold, a man of God came out of Judah by the LORD’s word to Bethel; and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “The LORD, he is God! the LORD, he is God!”

But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.

Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”

Then they hurried, and each man took his cloak, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king.”

and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the tradition was, with the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and cried, “Treason! Treason!”

These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.

These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

These are the singers, heads of fathers’ households of the Levites, who lived in the rooms and were free from other service, for they were employed in their work day and night.

David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.

So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like waters breaking out. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.

Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

He appointed some of the Levites to minister before the LORD’s ark, and to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel:

Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with stringed instruments and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud;

with Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

Then on that day David first ordained giving of thanks to the LORD by the hand of Asaph and his brothers.

Oh give thanks to the LORD. Call on his name. Make what he has done known amongst the peoples.

Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvellous works.

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Remember his marvellous works that he has done, his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,

Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Display his salvation from day to day.

Declare his glory amongst the nations, and his marvellous works amongst all the peoples.

For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised. He also is to be feared above all gods.

Ascribe to the LORD, you families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength!

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come before him. Worship the LORD in holy array.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice! Let them say amongst the nations, “The LORD reigns!”

Let the sea roar, and its fullness! Let the field exult, and all that is in it!

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Say, “Save us, God of our salvation! Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise.”

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD.

and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his loving kindness endures forever;

and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God, and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate.

What can David say yet more to you concerning the honour which is done to your servant? For you know your servant.

LORD, for your servant’s sake, and according to your own heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all these great things.

LORD, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

What one nation in the earth is like your people Israel, whom God went to redeem to himself for a people, to make you a name by great and awesome things, in driving out nations from before your people whom you redeemed out of Egypt?

Let your name be established and magnified forever, saying, ‘The LORD of Armies is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel. The house of David your servant is established before you.’

four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”

and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the LORD with the harp.

All these were under the hands of their father for song in the LORD’s house, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of God’s house: Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.

The number of them, with their brothers who were instructed in singing to the LORD, even all who were skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.

Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.

LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build you a house for your holy name comes from your hand, and is all your own.

Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless the LORD your God!” All the assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before the LORD and the king.

God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, honour, or the life of those who hate you, nor yet have you asked for long life; but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king,

Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, to burn before him incense of sweet spices, for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

“The house which I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.

Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, who would build a house for the LORD and a house for his kingdom.

The porch that was in front, its length, across the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and the height one hundred and twenty; and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

He made the larger room with a ceiling of cypress wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

He decorated the house with precious stones for beauty. The gold was gold from Parvaim.

He also overlaid the house, the beams, the thresholds, its walls, and its doors with gold, and engraved cherubim on the walls.

He made the most holy place. Its length, according to the width of the house, was twenty cubits, and its width twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

In the most holy place he made two cherubim by carving, and they overlaid them with gold.

King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled to him were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, even Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and their brothers, arrayed in fine linen, with cymbals and stringed instruments and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets);

when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!” then the house was filled with a cloud, even the LORD’s house,

He said, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hands fulfilled it, saying,

(for Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the middle of the court; and he stood on it, and knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands towards heaven).

“Moreover, concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for your great name’s sake and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when they come and pray towards this house,

then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by your name.

All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and the LORD’s glory was on the house. They bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, worshipped, and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever!”

The priests stood, according to their positions; the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to give thanks to the LORD, when David praised by their ministry, saying “For his loving kindness endures forever.” The priests sounded trumpets before them; and all Israel stood.

He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate, for David the man of God had so commanded.

However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!

They burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also set the show bread in order on the pure table, and care for the gold lamp stand with its lamps, to burn every evening; for we keep the instruction of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken him.

Then the men of Judah gave a shout. As the men of Judah shouted, God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.

and he said, “LORD, the God of our fathers, aren’t you God in heaven? Aren’t you ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so that no one is able to withstand you.

The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice.

When he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the LORD and give praise in holy array as they go out before the army, and say, “Give thanks to the LORD, for his loving kindness endures forever.”

When they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushers against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were struck.

On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed the LORD. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

They came to Jerusalem with stringed instruments, harps, and trumpets to the LORD’s house.

When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the LORD’s house.

Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land rejoiced and blew trumpets. The singers also played musical instruments, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, “Treason! treason!”

Jehoiada appointed the officers of the LORD’s house under the hand of the Levitical priests, whom David had distributed in the LORD’s house, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as David had ordered.

When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, from which were made vessels for the LORD’s house, even vessels with which to minister and to offer, including spoons and vessels of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the LORD’s house continually all the days of Jehoiada.

He set the Levites in the LORD’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from the LORD by his prophets.

The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests with the trumpets.

Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the LORD’s song also began, along with the trumpets and instruments of David king of Israel.

All the assembly worshipped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness. The Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments to the LORD.

Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the LORD’s camp.

When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.

Many brought gifts to the LORD to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from then on.

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel. Behold, they are written in the lamentations.

The singers: the children of Asaph, one hundred and twenty-eight.

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred singing men and singing women.

When the builders laid the foundation of the LORD’s temple, they set the priests in their vestments with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the directions of David king of Israel.

They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever towards Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the LORD’s house had been laid.

so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the LORD’s house which is in Jerusalem;

The children of the captivity, who had come out of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats for a sin offering. All this was a burnt offering to the LORD.

Also I shook out my lap, and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that doesn’t perform this promise; even may he be shaken out and emptied like this.” All the assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD. The people did according to this promise.

The singers: the children of Asaph: one hundred and forty-eight.

in addition to their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-seven. They had two hundred and forty-five singing men and singing women.

Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting! Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

You are the LORD, even you alone. You have made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their army, the earth and all things that are on it, the seas and all that is in them, and you preserve them all. The army of heaven worships you.

and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second amongst his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Moreover the Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving songs, he and his brothers.

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers close to them, to praise and give thanks according to the commandment of David the man of God, section next to section.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites;

also from Beth Gilgal and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built themselves villages around Jerusalem.

Then I brought the princes of Judah up on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall towards the dung gate;

and some of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

and his brothers, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people on the wall above the tower of the furnaces, even to the wide wall,

and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far away.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Let the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honour with them, and have him ride on horseback through the city square, and proclaim before him, ‘Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!’”

Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus it shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!”

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the LORD’s name.”

He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.

He does great things past finding out; yes, marvellous things without number.

They sing to the tambourine and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.

Can his armies be counted? On whom does his light not arise?

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,

He sings before men, and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn’t profit me.

But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

“Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.

Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.

God thunders marvellously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend.

“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.

Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

Out of the north comes golden splendour. With God is awesome majesty.

when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Salvation belongs to the LORD. May your blessing be on your people. Selah.

But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice. Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.

I will give thanks to the LORD according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.

For the Chief Musician; on an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by David. LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens!

LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm by David. I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvellous works.

I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare amongst the people what he has done.

that I may show all of your praise. I will rejoice in your salvation in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

The LORD is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.

I will sing to the LORD, because he has been good to me.

I will bless the LORD, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.

For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, LORD, my strength.

I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, amongst the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.

Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.

There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard.

Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May the LORD grant all your requests.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honour and majesty on him.

Be exalted, LORD, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.

But you are holy, you who inhabit the praises of Israel.

I will declare your name to my brothers. Amongst the assembly, I will praise you.

You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, glorify him! Stand in awe of him, all you descendants of Israel!

My praise of you comes in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.

A Psalm by David. The earth is the LORD’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.

Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.

that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard and tell of all your wondrous deeds.

LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless the LORD.

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD.

Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my petitions.

A Psalm by David. Ascribe to the LORD, you sons of the mighty, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Worship the LORD in holy array.

The LORD’s voice is on the waters. The God of glory thunders, even the LORD on many waters.

The LORD’s voice is powerful. The LORD’s voice is full of majesty.

The LORD’s voice breaks the cedars. Yes, the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

He makes them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young, wild ox.

The LORD’s voice strikes with flashes of lightning.

The LORD’s voice shakes the wilderness. The LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

The LORD’s voice makes the deer calve, and strips the forests bare. In his temple everything says, “Glory!”

A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.

Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of his. Give thanks to his holy name.

“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?

to the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

Praise be to the LORD, for he has shown me his marvellous loving kindness in a strong city.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing to him a new song. Play skilfully with a shout of joy!

For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

My soul shall boast in the LORD. The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.

My soul shall be joyful in the LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you amongst many people.

Let those who favour my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May The LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

He has put a new song in my mouth, even praise to our God. Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Many, LORD, my God, are the wonderful works which you have done, and your thoughts which are towards us. They can’t be declared back to you. If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be counted.

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, LORD, you know.

I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the LORD be exalted!”

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

GOD will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him: my Saviour, my helper, and my God.

In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.

For the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A contemplation by the sons of Korah. A wedding song. My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skilful writer.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

The princess inside is all glorious. Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all you nations. Shout to God with the voice of triumph!

God has gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.

Sing praises to God! Sing praises! Sing praises to our King! Sing praises!

For God is the King of all the earth. Sing praises with understanding.

A Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.

We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.

As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Let Mount Zion be glad! Let the daughters of Judah rejoice because of your judgements.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honour me.”

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, in the presence of your saints.

With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, LORD, for it is good.

In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.

Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!

My heart is steadfast, God. My heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.

Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

I will give thanks to you, Lord, amongst the peoples. I will sing praises to you amongst the nations.

Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfil my vows daily.

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.

The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.

For the Chief Musician. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth!

Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!

Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.

All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.

Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,

Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.

let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth. Selah.

Let the peoples praise you, God. Let all the peoples praise you.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.

But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!

The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.

They have seen your processions, God, even the processions of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, amongst the ladies playing with tambourines,

“Bless God in the congregations, even the Lord in the assembly of Israel!”

Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth! Sing praises to the Lord— Selah—

to him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which are of old; behold, he utters his voice, a mighty voice.

Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.

You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!

I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.

It will please the LORD better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.

Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!

Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation continually say, “Let God be exalted!”

I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.

My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honour all day long.

But I will always hope, and will add to all of your praise.

My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord GOD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

Yes, even when I am old and grey-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

God, your righteousness also reaches to the heavens. You have done great things. God, who is like you?

I will also praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God. I sing praises to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.

My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvellous deeds.

Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord the LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Psalm by Asaph. A song. We give thanks to you, God. We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.

But I will declare this forever: I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.

For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song. In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.

Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.

Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.

I will remember the LORD’s deeds; for I will remember your wonders of old.

I will also meditate on all your work, and consider your doings.

Your way, God, is in the sanctuary. What god is great like God?

You are the God who does wonders. You have made your strength known amongst the peoples.

We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.

Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.

So we, your people and sheep of your pasture, will give you thanks forever. We will praise you forever, to all generations.

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. By Asaph. Sing aloud to God, our strength! Make a joyful shout to the God of Jacob!

Raise a song, and bring here the tambourine, the pleasant lyre with the harp.

Blow the trumpet at the New Moon, at the full moon, on our feast day.

For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

There is no one like you amongst the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

For you are great, and do wondrous things. You are God alone.

I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forever more.

A Psalm by the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.

Glorious things are spoken about you, city of God. Selah.

Those who sing as well as those who dance say, “All my springs are in you.”

Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.

A contemplation by Ethan, the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving kindness of the LORD forever. With my mouth, I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.

The heavens will praise your wonders, LORD, your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who amongst the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,

You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.

You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.

Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.

In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.

Blessed be the LORD forever more. Amen, and Amen.

Let your work appear to your servants, your glory to their children.

A Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, Most High,

to proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night,

with the ten-stringed lute, with the harp, and with the melody of the lyre.

For you, LORD, have made me glad through your work. I will triumph in the works of your hands.

How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.

But you, LORD, are on high forever more.

Above the voices of many waters, the mighty breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.

Oh come, let’s sing to the LORD. Let’s shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!

Let’s come before his presence with thanksgiving. Let’s extol him with songs!

For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods.

Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before the LORD, our Maker,

Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Sing to the LORD! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!

Declare his glory amongst the nations, his marvellous works amongst all the peoples.

For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

Honour and majesty are before him. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the LORD, you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.

Worship the LORD in holy array. Tremble before him, all the earth.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!

Let the field and all that is in it exult! Then all the trees of the woods shall sing for joy

The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!

The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.

Zion heard and was glad. The daughters of Judah rejoiced because of your judgements, LORD.

For you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.

Be glad in the LORD, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.

A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvellous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Burst out and sing for joy, yes, sing praises!

Sing praises to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of melody.

With trumpets and sound of the ram’s horn, make a joyful noise before the King, the LORD.

The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.

Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!

Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!

Exalt the LORD, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for the LORD, our God, is holy!

A Psalm of thanksgiving. Shout for joy to the LORD, all you lands!

Serve the LORD with gladness. Come before his presence with singing.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, LORD, I will sing praises.

So the nations will fear the LORD’s name, all the kings of the earth your glory.

For the LORD has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise the LORD,

that men may declare the LORD’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

By David. Praise the LORD, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!

Praise the LORD, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits,

Praise the LORD, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfil his word, obeying the voice of his word.

Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.

Praise the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul!

Bless the LORD, my soul. The LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honour and majesty.

He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing amongst the branches.

LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Let the LORD’s glory endure forever. Let the LORD rejoice in his works.

I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in the LORD.

Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!

Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.

Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvellous works.

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Remember his marvellous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth,

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD, or fully declare all his praise?

Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

Save us, LORD, our God, gather us from amongst the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the LORD!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!

Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.

Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!

Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.

A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

I will give thanks to you, LORD, amongst the nations. I will sing praises to you amongst the peoples.

Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him amongst the multitude.

Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.

The LORD’s works are great, pondered by all those who delight in them.

His work is honour and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.

He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. The LORD is gracious and merciful.

He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Praise the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments.

Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the LORD’s name.

Blessed be the LORD’s name, from this time forward and forever more.

From the rising of the sun to its going down, the LORD’s name is to be praised.

The LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.

Who is like the LORD, our God, who has his seat on high,

He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD!

Not to us, LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.

The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence,

but we will bless the LORD, from this time forward and forever more. Praise the LORD!

in the courts of the LORD’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples!

For his loving kindness is great towards us. The LORD’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD!

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Let Israel now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Let the house of Aaron now say that his loving kindness endures forever.

Now let those who fear the LORD say that his loving kindness endures forever.

The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.

The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”

I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.

This is the LORD’s doing. It is marvellous in our eyes.

This is the day that the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.

The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the sacrifice with cords, even to the horns of the altar.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you. You are my God, I will exalt you.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgements.

With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

PE Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

TZADHE You are righteous, LORD. Your judgements are upright.

Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.

Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.

Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”

A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said amongst the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of the LORD be on you. We bless you in the LORD’s name.”

“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”

A Song of Ascents. Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the LORD’s house!

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD’s name! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.

For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

Whatever the LORD pleased, that he has done, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

Your name, LORD, endures forever; your renown, LORD, throughout all generations.

House of Israel, praise the LORD! House of Aaron, praise the LORD!

House of Levi, praise the LORD! You who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!

Blessed be the LORD from Zion, who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

to him who alone does great wonders, for his loving kindness endures forever;

Oh give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loving kindness endures forever.

By David. I will give you thanks with my whole heart. Before the gods, I will sing praises to you.

All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, LORD, for they have heard the words of your mouth.

Yes, they will sing of the ways of the LORD, for the LORD’s glory is great!

I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

By David. Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—

I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.

A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honour, on your wondrous works.

Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,

to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, my soul.

While I live, I will praise the LORD. I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.

The LORD will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant and fitting to praise him.

Great is our Lord, and mighty in power. His understanding is infinite.

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,

Praise the LORD, Jerusalem! Praise your God, Zion!

He has not done this for just any nation. They don’t know his ordinances. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens! Praise him in the heights!

Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his army!

Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you shining stars!

Praise him, you heavens of heavens, you waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the LORD’s name, for he commanded, and they were created.

Praise the LORD from the earth, you great sea creatures, and all depths,

mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,

wild animals and all livestock, small creatures and flying birds,

kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth,

both young men and maidens, old men and children.

Let them praise the LORD’s name, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.

He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints, even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of the saints.

Let Israel rejoice in him who made them. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!

Let the saints rejoice in honour. Let them sing for joy on their beds.

May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a two-edged sword in their hand,

to execute on them the written judgement. All his saints have this honour. Praise the LORD!

Praise the LORD! Praise God in his sanctuary! Praise him in his heavens for his acts of power!

Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!

Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet! Praise him with harp and lyre!

Praise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!

Praise him with loud cymbals! Praise him with resounding cymbals!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who do the truth are his delight.

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:

“Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!

The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured out, therefore the virgins love you.

Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.

Your cheeks are beautiful with earrings, your neck with strings of jewels.

Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves.

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.

As a lily amongst thorns, so is my love amongst the daughters.

The flowers appear on the earth. The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?

Behold, you are beautiful, my love. Behold, you are beautiful. Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is as a flock of goats, that descend from Mount Gilead.

Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved amongst them.

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Your neck is like David’s tower built for an armoury, on which a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.

Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed amongst the lilies.

You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you.

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest amongst women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure us?

My beloved is white and ruddy. The best amongst ten thousand.

His head is like the purest gold. His hair is bushy, black as a raven.

His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks, washed with milk, mounted like jewels.

His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

His hands are like rings of gold set with beryl. His body is like ivory work overlaid with sapphires.

His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His mouth is sweetness; yes, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.

You are beautiful, my love, as Tirzah, lovely as Jerusalem, awesome as an army with banners.

Turn away your eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Your hair is like a flock of goats, that lie along the side of Gilead.

Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing, of which every one has twins; not one is bereaved amongst them.

Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother’s only daughter. She is the favourite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed. The queens and the concubines saw her, and they praised her.

Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?

How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skilful workman.

Your body is like a round goblet, no mixed wine is wanting. Your waist is like a heap of wheat, set about with lilies.

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

but the LORD of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.

Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.

One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”

The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings amongst the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!

Sing to the LORD, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!

Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great amongst you!”

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out in song.

In that time, a present will be brought to the LORD of Armies from a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of the LORD of Armies, Mount Zion.

These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of the LORD. They cry aloud from the sea.

Therefore glorify the LORD in the east, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!

From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

The LORD, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth.

Therefore a strong people will glorify you. A city of awesome nations will fear you.

In that day, this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city. God appoints salvation for walls and bulwarks.

You have increased the nation, O LORD. You have increased the nation! You are glorified! You have enlarged all the borders of the land.

In that day, sing to her, “A pleasant vineyard!

It will happen in that day that a great trumpet will be blown; and those who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and those who were outcasts in the land of Egypt, shall come; and they will worship the LORD in the holy mountain at Jerusalem.

In that day, the LORD of Armies will become a crown of glory and a diadem of beauty to the residue of his people,

This also comes out from the LORD of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

The humble also will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor amongst men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in the middle of him, they will sanctify my name. Yes, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come to the LORD’s mountain, to Israel’s Rock.

The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Hear, you who are far off, what I have done; and, you who are near, acknowledge my might.”

It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the LORD’s glory, the excellence of our God.

Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

“LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned amongst the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.

The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today. The father shall make known your truth to the children.

The LORD will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the LORD’s house.

The LORD’s glory shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.”

You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength! Lift it up! Don’t be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold, your God!”

Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.

You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the LORD. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

“I am the LORD. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.

Sing to the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.

Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!

Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honour me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

Sing, you heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.

that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is no one besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no one else.

Our Redeemer, the LORD of Armies is his name, is the Holy One of Israel.

For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.

For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.

Leave Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! With the sound of joyful shouting announce this, tell it even to the end of the earth; say, “The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob!”

He said to me, “You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”

Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth! Break out into singing, mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.

Those ransomed by the LORD will return, and come with singing to Zion. Everlasting joy shall be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy. Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Your watchmen lift up their voice. Together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when the LORD returns to Zion.

Break out into joy! Sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for the LORD has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.

“Sing, barren, you who didn’t give birth! Break out into singing, and cry aloud, you who didn’t travail with child! For more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife,” says the LORD.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you don’t know; and a nation that didn’t know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he has glorified you.”

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.

Instead of the thorn the cypress tree will come up; and instead of the brier the myrtle tree will come up. It will make a name for the LORD, for an everlasting sign that will not be cut off.”

So they will fear the LORD’s name from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the LORD’s breath drives.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the LORD’s glory has risen on you!

A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of the LORD.

Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD! My soul will be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

and give him no rest until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

but those who have harvested it will eat it, and praise the LORD. Those who have gathered it will drink it in the courts of my sanctuary.”

I will tell of the loving kindnesses of the LORD and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has given to us, and the great goodness towards the house of Israel, which he has given to them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Who caused his glorious arm to be at Moses’ right hand? Who divided the waters before them, to make himself an everlasting name?

As the livestock that go down into the valley, the LORD’s Spirit caused them to rest. So you led your people to make yourself a glorious name.

Our holy and our beautiful house where our fathers praised you is burnt with fire. All our pleasant places are laid waste.

“I will set a sign amongst them, and I will send those who escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to far-away islands, who have not heard my fame, nor have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory amongst the nations.

They shall bring all your brothers out of all the nations for an offering to the LORD, on horses, in chariots, in litters, on mules, and on camels, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into the LORD’s house.

It shall happen that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, all flesh will come to worship before me,” says the LORD.

There is no one like you, LORD. You are great, and your name is great in might.

Who shouldn’t fear you, King of the nations? For it belongs to you. Because amongst all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is no one like you.

For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so I have caused the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah to cling to me,’ says the LORD; ‘that they may be to me for a people, for a name, for praise, and for glory; but they would not hear.’

Give glory to the LORD your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it deep darkness.

A glorious throne, set on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.

They will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving to the LORD’s house.

Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.

Thanksgiving will proceed out of them with the voice of those who make merry. I will multiply them, and they will not be few; I will also glorify them, and they will not be small.

For the LORD says, “Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout for the chief of the nations. Publish, praise, and say, ‘LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel!’

They will come and sing in the height of Zion, and will flow to the goodness of the LORD, to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul will be as a watered garden. They will not sorrow any more at all.

who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and amongst other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today;

This city will be to me for a name of joy, for praise, and for glory, before all the nations of the earth, which will hear all the good that I do to them, and will fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I provide to it.’”

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who say, ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Armies, for the LORD is good, for his loving kindness endures forever;’ who bring thanksgiving into the LORD’s house. For I will cause the captivity of the land to be reversed as at the first,” says the LORD.

‘The LORD has produced our righteousness. Come, and let’s declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.’

You, LORD, remain forever. Your throne is from generation to generation.

As the appearance of the rainbow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. This was the appearance of the likeness of the LORD’s glory. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great rushing, saying, “Blessed be the LORD’s glory from his place.”

I heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures as they touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, even the noise of a great rushing.

Then I arose, and went out into the plain, and behold, the LORD’s glory stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar. Then I fell on my face.

Then I saw, and behold, a likeness as the appearance of fire—from the appearance of his waist and downward, fire, and from his waist and upward, as the appearance of brightness, as it were glowing metal.

Behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the appearance that I saw in the plain.

Seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel stood before them. In the middle of them Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan stood, every man with his censer in his hand; and the smell of the cloud of incense went up.

Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

The LORD’s glory mounted up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD’s glory.

The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.

The LORD’s glory went out from over the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubim.

The cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, with the wheels beside them. Then they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD’s house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

Then the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them. The glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

The LORD’s glory went up from the middle of the city, and stood on the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

“As for you, son of man, the children of your people talk about you by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak to one another, everyone to his brother, saying, ‘Please come and hear what the word is that comes out from the LORD.’

Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them.

I will magnify myself and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’

Yes, all the people of the land will bury them; and they will become famous in the day that I will be glorified,” says the Lord GOD.

“I will set my glory amongst the nations. Then all the nations will see my judgement that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid on them.

Outside of the inner gate were rooms for the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate. They faced towards the south. One at the side of the east gate faced towards the north.

He measured its length, twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the nave. He said to me, “This is the most holy place.”

The altar was of wood, three cubits high, and its length two cubits. Its corners, its base, and its walls were of wood. He said to me, “This is the table that is before the LORD.”

Behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east. His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth was illuminated with his glory.

The LORD’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate which faces towards the east.

The Spirit took me up and brought me into the inner court; and behold, the LORD’s glory filled the house.

Then he brought me by the way of the north gate before the house; and I looked, and behold, the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house; so I fell on my face.

Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

I thank you and praise you, O God of my fathers, who have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we desired of you; for you have made known to us the king’s matter.”

Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odours to him.

The king answered to Daniel, and said, “Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealler of secrets, since you have been able to reveal this secret.”

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.

It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has worked towards me.

How great are his signs! How mighty are his wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. His dominion is from generation to generation.

At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honour the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.

They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.

even the LORD, the God of Armies. The LORD is his name of renown!

Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things.

You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied, and will praise the name of the LORD, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.

Take away from me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps.

LORD, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, LORD. Renew your work in the middle of the years. In the middle of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.

God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth.

His splendour is like the sunrise. Rays shine from his hand, where his power is hidden.

yet I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.

At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you; for I will give you honour and praise amongst all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the LORD.

Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says the LORD.

Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! For behold, I come and I will dwell within you,’ says the LORD.

Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you are a plain; and he will bring out the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace, to it!’”

Your eyes will see, and you will say, “The LORD is great—even beyond the border of Israel!”

For from the rising of the sun even to its going down, my name is great amongst the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great amongst the nations,” says the LORD of Armies.

If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says the LORD of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.

They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.

The men marvelled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

The report of this went out into all that land.

But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marvelled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.

All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”

Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works?

Those who were in the boat came and worshipped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant,

and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of children and nursing babies, you have perfected praise’?”

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvellous in our eyes’?

He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on, until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of as a memorial of her.”

When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places. People came to him from everywhere.

He arose, and immediately took up the mat and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”

Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marvelled.

He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed amongst themselves, and marvelled;

He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.

Those who went in front and those who followed cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

This was from the Lord. It is marvellous in our eyes’?”

When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.

As he went out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!”

But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for me.

Most certainly I tell you, wherever this Good News may be preached throughout the whole world, that which this woman has done will also be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

She called out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

My spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour,

For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.

Her neighbours and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;

Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men.”

When they saw it, they publicised widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

Joseph and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him.

Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,

He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

All testified about him and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

Amazement came on all and they spoke together, one with another, saying, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.

For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”

Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen amongst us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

Soon afterwards, he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good news of God’s Kingdom. With him were the twelve,

“Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you.” He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.

Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.

As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.

Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said.

They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

In that same hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.”

He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the multitudes marvelled.

It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you!”

He laid his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and glorified God.

As he said these things, all his adversaries were disappointed; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”

“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

Were there none found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?”

Immediately he received his sight and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

“He said to him, ‘Well done, you good servant! Because you were found faithful with very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

He answered them, “I tell you that if these were silent, the stones would cry out.”

Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”

As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”

They worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

The Word became flesh and lived amongst us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”

This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

From that city many of the Samaritans believed in him because of the word of the woman, who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.”

that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who doesn’t honour the Son doesn’t honour the Father who sent him.

I don’t receive glory from men.

How can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

When therefore the people saw the sign which Jesus did, they said, “This is truly the prophet who comes into the world.”

However, boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, “This is truly the prophet.”

The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”

But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”

they took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!”

His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”

Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.

for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him immediately.

Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

“In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples.

He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine and will declare it to you.

Jesus said these things, then lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you;

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

All things that are mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am glorified in them.

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had said these things to her.

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

Now he said this, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. When he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”

There are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they would all be written, I suppose that even the world itself wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written.

Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

“Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved by God to you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him amongst you, even as you yourselves know,

Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,

praising God and having favour with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

Leaping up, he stood and began to walk. He entered with them into the temple, walking, leaping, and praising God.

All the people saw him walking and praising God.

When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.

None of the rest dared to join them; however, the people honoured them.

Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ.

He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

There was great joy in that city.

Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

When they heard these things, they held their peace and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.

The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

When they had arrived and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the nations.

All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done amongst the nations through them.

Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked amongst the Gentiles through his ministry.

They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are amongst the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Yet, looking to the promise of God, he didn’t waver through unbelief, but grew strong through faith, giving glory to God,

Not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry,

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past tracing out!

For of him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.

that with one accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you amongst the Gentiles and sing to your name.”

Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

Again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him.”

I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.

I always thank my God concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus,

that, as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?

Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

What should I do? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,

won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?

For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.

For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.

For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.

But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known throughout all the assemblies.

Not only so, but he was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack amongst the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God,

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,

Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

So they glorified God in me.

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favour in the Beloved.

to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.

who is a pledge of our inheritance, to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of his glory.

to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father;

being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honourable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith towards God has gone out, so that we need not to say anything.

For you are our glory and our joy.

For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

Always rejoice.

when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired amongst all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached amongst the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honour and eternal power. Amen.

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

When he again brings in the firstborn into the world he says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.”

saying, “I will declare your name to my brothers. Amongst the congregation I will sing your praise.”

For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honour than the house.

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

By faith Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.

Is any amongst you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes, even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honour at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

You also as living stones are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

having good behaviour amongst the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God in the day of visitation.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

But if one of you suffers for being a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.

To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

For he received from God the Father honour and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

And we write these things to you, that our joy may be fulfilled.

I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.

For I rejoiced greatly when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.

Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,

to God our Saviour, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.

and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.

The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”

When the living creatures give glory, honour, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,

the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honour, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed and were created!”

Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,

saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and blessing!”

I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honour, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”

The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the elders fell down and worshipped.

They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

All the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshipped God,

saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honour, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

He cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars. When he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.

The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to the sky

In that day there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”

saying: “We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and reigned.

I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.

Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.”

I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of a great thunder. The sound which I heard was like that of harpists playing on their harps.

They sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand, those who had been redeemed out of the earth.

He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgement has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”

I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who overcame the beast, his image, and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvellous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”

The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power. No one was able to enter into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels would be finished.

I heard the angel of the waters saying, “You are righteous, who are and who were, O Holy One, because you have judged these things.

I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgements.”

People were scorched with great heat, and people blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues. They didn’t repent and give him glory.

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets, for God has judged your judgement on her.”

After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;

A second said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.”

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”

A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”

I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns!

Let’s rejoice and be exceedingly glad, and let’s give the glory to him. For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his wife has made herself ready.”

having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire; the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.