Rejoicing

Thanksgiving for Escaping Death

Psalm 30

A PSALM OF DAVID. A SONG FOR GIVING THE TEMPLE TO THE
LORD.

¹I will praise you, LORD,

because you rescued me.

You did not let my enemies laugh at me.

²LORD, my God, I prayed to you,

and you healed me.

³You lifted me out of the grave;

you spared me from going down to the place of the dead.

⁴Sing praises to the LORD, you who belong to him;

praise his holy name.

⁵His anger lasts only a moment,

but his kindness lasts for a lifetime.

Crying may last for a night,

but joy comes in the morning.

⁶When I felt safe, I said,

“I will never fear.”

⁷LORD, in your kindness you made my mountain safe.

But when you turned away, I was frightened.

⁸I called to you, LORD,

and asked you to have mercy on me.

⁹I said, “What good will it do if I die

or if I go down to the grave?

Dust cannot praise you;

it cannot speak about your truth.

¹⁰LORD, hear me and have mercy on me.

LORD, help me.”

¹¹You changed my sorrow into dancing.

You took away my clothes of sadness,

and clothed me in happiness.

¹²I will sing to you and not be silent.

LORD, my God, I will praise you forever.

Title: The Holy Bible, New Century Version

God, the King of the World

Psalm 47

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH.

¹Clap your hands, all you people.

Shout to God with joy.

²The LORD Most High is wonderful.

He is the great King over all the earth!

³He defeated nations for us

and put them under our control.

⁴He chose the land we would inherit.

We are the children of Jacob, whom he loved.

Selah

⁵God has risen with a shout of joy;

the LORD has risen as the trumpets sounded.

⁶Sing praises to God. Sing praises.

Sing praises to our King. Sing praises.

⁷God is King of all the earth,

so sing a song of praise to him.

⁸God is King over the nations.

God sits on his holy throne.

⁹The leaders of the nations meet

with the people of the God of Abraham,

because the leaders of the earth belong to God.

He is supreme.

Title: The Holy Bible, New Century Version

A Hymn About the Lord’s Power

Psalm 97

¹The LORD is king. Let the earth rejoice;

faraway lands should be glad.

²Thick, dark clouds surround him.

His kingdom is built on what is right and fair.

³A fire goes before him

and burns up his enemies all around.

⁴His lightning lights up the world;

when the people see it, they tremble.

⁵The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,

before the Lord of all the earth.

⁶The heavens tell about his goodness,

and all the people see his glory.

⁷Those who worship idols should be ashamed;

they brag about their gods.

All the gods should worship the LORD.

⁸When Jerusalem hears this, she is glad,

and the towns of Judah rejoice.

They are happy because of your judgments, LORD.

⁹You are the LORD Most High over all the earth;

you are supreme over all gods.

¹⁰People who love the LORD hate evil.

The LORD watches over those who follow him

and frees them from the power of the wicked.

¹¹Light shines on those who do right;

joy belongs to those who are honest.

¹²Rejoice in the LORD, you who do right.

Praise his holy name.