Translations
Modern
Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
Traditional
Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Literal
Serve YHWH with gladness! Come before His face with a shout of joy!
Latin
Jubilate Deo, omnis terra; servite Domino in lætitia. Introite in conspectu ejus in exsultatione.
Original
Hebrew
English
Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.
Notes
This psalm calls all nations to come to Jerusalem to worship the Lord and acknowledge his goodness to Israel.
These psalms challenge the doubts created by the exile (see Psalm 89) and answer the questions asked in Psalm 90:11, 13. The Lord has established a kingdom (Psalm 93) that is characterized by:
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