Psa 98:5-9, Isa 12:1-3, 25:8-9, 60:1-2 | ESV | STEP | Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre , with the lyre and the sound of melody !

5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the ^asound of melody!
6 With ^btrumpets and the sound of ^cthe horn
^dmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
7 ^eLet the sea roar, and ^fall that fills it;
^gthe world and those who dwell in it!
8 Let the rivers ^hclap their hands;
let ⁱthe hills sing for joy together
9 before the Lord, for he comes
to ^jjudge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.

Isaiah 12:1-3

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

1 You ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1} will say ^lin that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
^myour anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
2 “Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for ⁿthe Lord God ^{▼▼Hebrew for Yah, the Lord} is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
3 ^pWith joy you ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is plural in verses 3, 4} will draw water from the wells of salvation.

Isaiah 25:8-9

8 ^rHe will swallow up death forever;
and ^sthe Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces,
and ^tthe reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,
^ufor the Lord has spoken.
9 It will be said on that day,
“Behold, this is our God; ^vwe have waited for him, that he might save us.
This is the Lord; we have waited for him;
^wlet us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Isaiah 60:1-2

The Future Glory of Israel

1 ^xArise, shine, for your light has come,
and ^ythe glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
and his glory will be seen upon you.