Welcoming the Sabbath
Grandeur and majesty are before him; glory and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and majesty.
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.
Say among the nations: “The Lord is King!”
The world is so established that it cannot be shaken; he rules the peoples justly.
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad, let the sea and all its fulness roar praise.
Let the field exult and all that is therein; let all the trees of the forest. sing before the Lord who comes, who comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with righteousness, and the peoples—with his truth.
Psalm 97
The Lord is King; let the earth rejoice; let many islands be glad.
Clouds and darkness are around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Fire goes before him, and burns his foes round about.
His lightnings illuminate the world; the earth beholds and trembles.
The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples witness his glory.
Ashamed be those who serve images, those who take pride in idols; bow down to him, all you gods!
Zion hears and is glad, and the towns of Judah rejoice, because of thy judgments, O Lord.
Thou, O Lord, art indeed supreme over all the earth; thou art exalted high above all gods.
You who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his
faithful followers; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name.
