Psalm 99 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Our Lord Is King

¹ Our Lord, you are King! You rule from your throne above the winged creatures, as people tremble and the earth shakes.

² You are praised in Zion, and you control all nations.

³ Only you are God! And your power alone, so great and fearsome, is worthy of praise.

⁴ You are our mighty King, a lover of fairness, who sees that justice is done everywhere in Israel.

⁵ Our Lord and our God, we praise you and kneel down to worship you, the God of holiness!

⁶ Moses and Aaron were two of your priests. Samuel was also one of those who prayed in your name, and you, our Lord, answered their prayers.

⁷ You spoke to them from a thick cloud, and they obeyed your laws.

⁸ Our Lord and our God, you answered their prayers and forgave their sins, but when they did wrong, you punished them.

⁹ We praise you, Lord God, and we worship you at your sacred mountain. Only you are God!