Glory of God

God’s Works and Word

Psalm 19

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC. A PSALM OF DAVID.

¹The heavens tell the glory of God,

and the skies announce what his hands have made.

²Day after day they tell the story;

night after night they tell it again.

³They have no speech or words;

they have no voice to be heard.

⁴But their message goes out through all the world;

their words go everywhere on earth.

The sky is like a home for the sun.

⁵The sun comes out like a bridegroom from his bedroom.

It rejoices like an athlete eager to run a race.

⁶The sun rises at one end of the sky

and follows its path to the other end.

Nothing hides from its heat.

⁷The teachings of the LORD are perfect;

they give new strength.

The rules of the LORD can be trusted;

they make plain people wise.

⁸The orders of the LORD are right;

they make people happy.

The commands of the LORD are pure;

they light up the way.

⁹Respect for the LORD is good;

it will last forever.

The judgments of the LORD are true;

they are completely right.

¹⁰They are worth more than gold,

even the purest gold.

They are sweeter than honey,

even the finest honey.

¹¹By them your servant is warned.

Keeping them brings great reward.

¹²People cannot see their own mistakes.

Forgive me for my secret sins.

¹³Keep me from the sins of pride;

don’t let them rule me.

Then I can be pure

and innocent of the greatest of sins.

¹⁴I hope my words and thoughts please you.

LORD, you are my Rock, the one who saves me.

Title: The Holy Bible, New Century Version

A Welcome for God into the Temple

Psalm 24

A PSALM OF DAVID.

¹The earth belongs to the LORD, and everything in it—

the world and all its people.

²He built it on the waters

and set it on the rivers.

³Who may go up on the mountain of the LORD?

Who may stand in his holy Temple?

⁴Only those with clean hands and pure hearts,

who have not worshiped idols,

who have not made promises in the name of a false god.

⁵They will receive a blessing from the LORD;

the God who saves them will declare them right.

⁶They try to follow God;

they look to the God of Jacob for help.

Selah

⁷Gates, open all the way.

Open wide, aged doors

so the glorious King will come in.

⁸Who is this glorious King?

The LORD, strong and mighty.

The LORD, the powerful warrior.

⁹Gates, open all the way.

Open wide, aged doors

so the glorious King will come in.

¹⁰Who is this glorious King?

The LORD All-Powerful—

he is the glorious King.

Selah

Title: The Holy Bible, New Century Version

God in the Thunderstorm

Psalm 29

A PSALM OF DAVID.

¹Praise the LORD, you angels;

praise the LORD’S glory and power.

²Praise the LORD for the glory of his name;

worship the LORD because he is holy.

³The LORD’S voice is heard over the sea.

The glorious God thunders;

the LORD thunders over the ocean.

⁴The LORD’S voice is powerful;

the LORD’S voice is majestic.

⁵The LORD’S voice breaks the trees;

the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes the land of Lebanon dance like a calf

and Mount Hermon jump like a baby bull.

⁷The LORD’S voice makes the lightning flash.

⁸The LORD’S voice shakes the desert;

the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

⁹The LORD’S voice shakes the oaks

and strips the leaves off the trees.

In his Temple everyone says, “Glory to God!”

¹⁰The LORD controls the flood.

The LORD will be King forever.

¹¹The LORD gives strength to his people;

the LORD blesses his people with peace.