₁The LORD has chosen Cyrus to be king!

He has appointed him to conquer nations;

he sends him to strip kings of their power;

the LORD will open the gates of cities for him.

To Cyrus the LORD says,

₂“I myself will prepare your way,

levelling mountains and hills.

I will break down bronze gates

and smash their iron bars.

₃I will give you treasures from dark, secret places;

then you will know that I am the LORD,

and that the God of Israel has called you by name.

₄I appoint you to help my servant Israel,

the people that I have chosen.

I have given you great honour,

although you do not know me.

₅“I am the LORD; there is no other god.

I will give you the strength you need,

although you do not know me.

₆I do this so that everyone

from one end of the world to the other

may know that I am the LORD

and that there is no other god.

₇I create both light and darkness;

I bring both blessing and disaster.

I, the LORD, do all these things.

₁Sing a new song to the LORD!

Sing to the LORD, all the world!

₂Sing to the LORD, and praise him!

Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.

₃Proclaim his glory to the nations,

his mighty deeds to all peoples.

₄The LORD is great and is to be highly praised;

he is to be honoured more than all the gods.

₅The gods of all other nations are only idols,

but the LORD created the heavens.

₆Glory and majesty surround him;

power and beauty fill his Temple.

₇Praise the LORD, all people on earth;

praise his glory and might.

₈Praise the LORD's glorious name;

bring an offering and come into his Temple.

₉Bow down before the Holy One when he appears;

tremble before him, all the earth!

₁₀Say to all the nations, “The LORD is king!

The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved;

he will judge the peoples with justice.”

₁₁Be glad, earth and sky!

Roar, sea, and every creature in you;

₁₂be glad, fields, and everything in you!

The trees in the woods will shout for joy

₁₃when the LORD comes to rule the earth.

He will rule the peoples of the world

with justice and fairness.