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Psalm 100-102
New King James Version
Psalm 100-102
New King James Version
A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People
(A)A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
100 Make (B)a joyful shout to the Lord, [a]all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
(C)It is He who has made us, and [b]not we ourselves;
(D)We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (E)Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
(F)His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Promised Faithfulness to the Lord
A Psalm of David.
101 I will sing of mercy and justice;
To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will behave wisely in a [c]perfect way.
Oh, when will You come to me?
I will (G)walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set nothing [d]wicked before my eyes;
(H)I hate the work of those (I)who fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not (J)know wickedness.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,
Him I will destroy;
(K)The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,
Him I will not endure.
6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [e]perfect way,
He shall serve me.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not [f]continue in my presence.
8 (L)Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
That I may cut off all the evildoers (M)from the city of the Lord.
The Lord’s Eternal Love
A Prayer of the afflicted, (N)when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
102 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come to You.
2 (O)Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily.
3 For my days [g]are (P)consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned like a hearth.
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my [h]skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
8 My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.
12 But You, O Lord, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.
14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.
15 So the [i]nations shall (Q)fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(R)He shall appear in His glory.
17 (S)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
18 This will be (T)written for the generation to come,
That (U)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
19 For He (V)looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
20 (W)To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,
21 To (X)declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 (Y)When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way;
He (Z)shortened my days.
24 (AA)I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
(AB)Your years are throughout all generations.
25 (AC)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 (AD)They will perish, but You will [j]endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
27 But (AE)You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.
28 (AF)The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:1 Lit. all the earth
- Psalm 100:3 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., many Heb. mss., Tg. we are His
- Psalm 101:2 blameless
- Psalm 101:3 worthless
- Psalm 101:6 blameless
- Psalm 101:7 Lit. be established
- Psalm 102:3 Lit. end in
- Psalm 102:5 flesh
- Psalm 102:15 Gentiles
- Psalm 102:26 continue
Psalm 100-102
New International Version
Psalm 100-102
New International Version
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1 Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(B) with gladness;
come before him(C) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(D)
It is he who made us,(E) and we are his[a];
we are his people,(F) the sheep of his pasture.(G)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(H)
and his courts(I) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(J)
5 For the Lord is good(K) and his love endures forever;(L)
his faithfulness(M) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(N) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(O)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(P) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(Q)
I hate what faithless people do;(R)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(S) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(T) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(U) and a proud heart,
I will not tolerate.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(V)
will minister to me.
7 No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.
8 Every morning(W) I will put to silence
all the wicked(X) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(Y)
from the city of the Lord.(Z)
Psalm 102[b]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(AA) Lord;
let my cry for help(AB) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(AC) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(AD) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(AE)
my bones(AF) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(AG)
I forget to eat my food.(AH)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(AI)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(AJ)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(AK) I have become
like a bird alone(AL) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(AM) taunt me;(AN)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(AO)
9 For I eat ashes(AP) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(AQ)
10 because of your great wrath,(AR)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(AS)
I wither(AT) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(AU)
your renown endures(AV) through all generations.(AW)
13 You will arise(AX) and have compassion(AY) on Zion,
for it is time(AZ) to show favor(BA) to her;
the appointed time(BB) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(BC) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(BD) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(BE)
and appear in his glory.(BF)
17 He will respond to the prayer(BG) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(BH) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(BI) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(BJ) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(BK)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(BL) in Zion
and his praise(BM) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(BN) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[c] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(BO)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(BP) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(BQ) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(BR) are the work of your hands.(BS)
26 They will perish,(BT) but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(BU)
and your years will never end.(BV)
28 The children of your servants(BW) will live in your presence;
their descendants(BX) will be established before you.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
- Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
- Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
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