Psalm 95

Come,(A) let us sing for joy(B) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(C) to the Rock(D) of our salvation.
Let us come before him(E) with thanksgiving(F)
    and extol him with music(G) and song.

For the Lord is the great God,(H)
    the great King(I) above all gods.(J)
In his hand are the depths of the earth,(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.(L)

Come, let us bow down(M) in worship,(N)
    let us kneel(O) before the Lord our Maker;(P)
for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts(R) as you did at Meribah,[a](S)
    as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(T)
where your ancestors tested(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’(X)
11 So I declared on oath(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(Z)

Psalm 96(AA)

Sing to the Lord(AB) a new song;(AC)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(AD)
    proclaim his salvation(AE) day after day.
Declare his glory(AF) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds(AG) among all peoples.

For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(AH)
    he is to be feared(AI) above all gods.(AJ)
For all the gods of the nations are idols,(AK)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(AL)
Splendor and majesty(AM) are before him;
    strength and glory(AN) are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord,(AO) all you families of nations,(AP)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering(AQ) and come into his courts.(AR)
Worship the Lord(AS) in the splendor of his[c] holiness;(AT)
    tremble(AU) before him, all the earth.(AV)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(AW)
    The world is firmly established,(AX) it cannot be moved;(AY)
    he will judge(AZ) the peoples with equity.(BA)

11 Let the heavens rejoice,(BB) let the earth be glad;(BC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest(BD) sing for joy.(BE)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(BF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(BG)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(BH)

Psalm 97

The Lord reigns,(BI) let the earth be glad;(BJ)
    let the distant shores(BK) rejoice.
Clouds(BL) and thick darkness(BM) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(BN)
Fire(BO) goes before(BP) him
    and consumes(BQ) his foes on every side.
His lightning(BR) lights up the world;
    the earth(BS) sees and trembles.(BT)
The mountains melt(BU) like wax(BV) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(BW)
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(BX)
    and all peoples see his glory.(BY)

All who worship images(BZ) are put to shame,(CA)
    those who boast in idols(CB)
    worship him,(CC) all you gods!(CD)

Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(CE)
    because of your judgments,(CF) Lord.
For you, Lord, are the Most High(CG) over all the earth;(CH)
    you are exalted(CI) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(CJ)
    for he guards(CK) the lives of his faithful ones(CL)
    and delivers(CM) them from the hand of the wicked.(CN)
11 Light shines[d](CO) on the righteous(CP)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(CQ)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(CR) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.(CS)

Psalm 98

A psalm.

Sing to the Lord(CT) a new song,(CU)
    for he has done marvelous things;(CV)
his right hand(CW) and his holy arm(CX)
    have worked salvation(CY) for him.
The Lord has made his salvation known(CZ)
    and revealed his righteousness(DA) to the nations.(DB)
He has remembered(DC) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(DD) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(DE)

Shout for joy(DF) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(DG)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(DH)
with trumpets(DI) and the blast of the ram’s horn(DJ)
    shout for joy(DK) before the Lord, the King.(DL)

Let the sea(DM) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(DN)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(DO)
    let the mountains(DP) sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(DQ)

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns,(DR)
    let the nations tremble;(DS)
he sits enthroned(DT) between the cherubim,(DU)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(DV) in Zion;(DW)
    he is exalted(DX) over all the nations.
Let them praise(DY) your great and awesome name(DZ)
    he is holy.(EA)

The King(EB) is mighty, he loves justice(EC)
    you have established equity;(ED)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(EE)
Exalt(EF) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

Moses(EG) and Aaron(EH) were among his priests,
    Samuel(EI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered(EJ) them.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(EK)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(EL)
    though you punished(EM) their misdeeds.[e]
Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

Shout for joy(EN) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(EO) with gladness;
    come before him(EP) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(EQ)
    It is he who made us,(ER) and we are his[f];
    we are his people,(ES) the sheep of his pasture.(ET)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(EU)
    and his courts(EV) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(EW)
For the Lord is good(EX) and his love endures forever;(EY)
    his faithfulness(EZ) continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love(FA) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life(FB)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(FC) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(FD)

I hate what faithless people do;(FE)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(FF) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(FG) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(FH) and a proud heart,
    I will not tolerate.

My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
the one whose walk is blameless(FI)
    will minister to me.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

Every morning(FJ) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(FK) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(FL)
    from the city of the Lord.(FM)

Psalm 102[g]

A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.

Hear my prayer,(FN) Lord;
    let my cry for help(FO) come to you.
Do not hide your face(FP) from me
    when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(FQ) to me;
    when I call, answer me quickly.

For my days vanish like smoke;(FR)
    my bones(FS) burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(FT)
    I forget to eat my food.(FU)
In my distress I groan aloud(FV)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(FW)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(FX) I have become
    like a bird alone(FY) on a roof.
All day long my enemies(FZ) taunt me;(GA)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(GB)
For I eat ashes(GC) as my food
    and mingle my drink with tears(GD)
10 because of your great wrath,(GE)
    for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(GF)
    I wither(GG) away like grass.

12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(GH)
    your renown endures(GI) through all generations.(GJ)
13 You will arise(GK) and have compassion(GL) on Zion,
    for it is time(GM) to show favor(GN) to her;
    the appointed time(GO) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
    her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(GP) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings(GQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(GR)
    and appear in his glory.(GS)
17 He will respond to the prayer(GT) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

18 Let this be written(GU) for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created(GV) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(GW) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(GX)
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(GY) in Zion
    and his praise(GZ) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship(HA) the Lord.

23 In the course of my life[h] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.(HB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on(HC) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(HD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens(HE) are the work of your hands.(HF)
26 They will perish,(HG) 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,(HH)
    and your years will never end.(HI)
28 The children of your servants(HJ) will live in your presence;
    their descendants(HK) will be established before you.”

Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(HL) my soul;(HM)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(HN)
Praise the Lord,(HO) my soul,
    and forget not(HP) all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins(HQ)
    and heals(HR) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(HS) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(HT)
who satisfies(HU) your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed(HV) like the eagle’s.(HW)

The Lord works righteousness(HX)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(HY)

He made known(HZ) his ways(IA) to Moses,
    his deeds(IB) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(IC)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;(ID)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(IE)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love(IF) for those who fear him;(IG)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions(IH) from us.

13 As a father has compassion(II) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(IJ)
    he remembers that we are dust.(IK)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(IL)
    they flourish like a flower(IM) of the field;
16 the wind blows(IN) over it and it is gone,
    and its place(IO) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(IP)
18 with those who keep his covenant(IQ)
    and remember(IR) to obey his precepts.(IS)

19 The Lord has established his throne(IT) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(IU) over all.

20 Praise the Lord,(IV) you his angels,(IW)
    you mighty ones(IX) who do his bidding,(IY)
    who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(IZ)
    you his servants(JA) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(JB)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.(JC)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  2. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
  3. Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
  4. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
  5. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  6. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
  7. Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
  8. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power

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