Psalm 96-102

New American Standard Bible

A Call to Worship the Lord the Righteous Judge.

96 ^(A)Sing to the Lord a ^(B)new song;
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
²Sing to the Lord, bless His name;
^(C)Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
³Tell of ^(D)His glory among the nations,
His wonderful deeds among all the peoples.
⁴For ^(E)great is the Lord, and ^(F)greatly to be praised;
He is to be ^(G)feared ^(H)above all gods.
⁵For ^(I)all the gods of the peoples are ^[a]idols,
But ^(J)the Lord made the heavens.
⁶^(K)Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.

⁷^[b]Ascribe to the Lord, you ^(L)families of the peoples,
^[c]^(M)Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸^[d]Ascribe to the Lord the ^(N)glory of His name;
Bring an ^[e]^(O)offering and come into His courtyards.
⁹^(P)Worship the Lord in ^[f]holy attire;
^(Q)Tremble before Him, all the earth.
¹⁰Say among the nations, “^(R)The Lord reigns;
Indeed, the ^(S)world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will ^(T)judge the peoples fairly.”

¹¹May the ^(U)heavens be joyful, and may the ^(V)earth rejoice;
May ^(W)the sea ^[g]roar, and ^[h]all it contains;
¹²May the ^(X)field be jubilant, and all that is in it.
Then all the ^(Y)trees of the forest will sing for joy
¹³Before the Lord, ^(Z)for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
^(AA)He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

The Lord’s Power and Dominion.

97 ^(AB)The Lord ^[i]reigns, may the ^(AC)earth rejoice;
May the many ^[j]^(AD)islands be joyful.
²^(AE)Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
^(AF)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
³^(AG)Fire goes before Him
And ^(AH)burns up His enemies all around.
⁴His ^(AI)lightning lit up the world;
The earth saw it and ^(AJ)trembled.
⁵The mountains ^(AK)melted like wax at the presence of the Lord,
At the presence of the ^(AL)Lord of the whole earth.
⁶The ^(AM)heavens declare His righteousness,
And ^(AN)all the peoples have seen His glory.

⁷May all those be ashamed who serve ^(AO)carved images,
Who boast in ^(AP)idols;
^[k]^(AQ)Worship Him, all you ^[l]gods.
⁸Zion ^[m]heard this and ^(AR)was joyful,
And the daughters of Judah have rejoiced
Because of Your judgments, Lord.
⁹For You are the Lord ^(AS)Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far ^(AT)above all ^[n]gods.

¹⁰^(AU)Hate evil, you who love the Lord,
Who ^(AV)watches over the souls of His godly ones;
He ^(AW)saves them from the hand of the wicked.
¹¹^(AX)Light is sown like seed for the righteous,
And ^(AY)gladness for the upright in heart.
¹²Be ^(AZ)joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones,
And ^(BA)praise ^[o]the mention of His holy name.

A Call to Praise the Lord for His Righteousness.

A Psalm.

98 Sing a ^(BB)new song to the Lord,
For He has done ^(BC)wonderful things,
His ^(BD)right hand and His ^(BE)holy arm have ^[p]gained the victory for Him.
²^(BF)The Lord has made His salvation known;
He has ^(BG)revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
³He has ^(BH)remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
^(BI)All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

⁴^(BJ)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
^(BK)Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
⁵Sing praises to the Lord with the ^(BL)lyre,
With the lyre and the ^[q]^(BM)sound of melody.
⁶With ^(BN)trumpets and the sound of the horn
^(BO)Shout joyfully before ^(BP)the King, the Lord.

⁷May the ^(BQ)sea roar and ^[r]all it contains,
The ^(BR)world and those who dwell in it.
⁸May the ^(BS)rivers clap their hands,
May the ^(BT)mountains sing together for joy
⁹Before the Lord, for He is coming to ^(BU)judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And ^(BV)the peoples with fairness.

Praise to the Lord for His Faithfulness to Israel.

99 ^(BW)The Lord reigns, ^[s]the peoples tremble!
He ^(BX)sits enthroned above the cherubim, ^[t]the earth quakes!
²The Lord ^[u]is ^(BY)great in Zion,
And He is ^(BZ)exalted above all the peoples.
³May they praise Your ^(CA)great and awesome name;
^(CB)Holy is ^[v]He.
⁴The ^[w]strength of the King ^(CC)loves ^[x]justice;
You have established ^[y]^(CD)order;
You have ^(CE)executed ^[z]justice and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵^[aa]^(CF)Exalt the Lord our God
And ^(CG)worship at His footstool;
^(CH)Holy is He.

⁶^(CI)Moses and Aaron were among His ^(CJ)priests,
And ^(CK)Samuel was among those who ^(CL)called on His name;
They ^(CM)called upon the Lord and He answered them.
⁷He ^(CN)spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
They ^(CO)kept His testimonies
And the statute that He gave them.
⁸Lord our God, You ^(CP)answered them;
You were a ^(CQ)forgiving God to them,
And yet an ^(CR)avenger of their evil deeds.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God
And worship at His holy hill,
For the Lord our God is holy.

All People Exhorted to Praise God.

A Psalm for ^[ab]Thanksgiving.

100 ^(CS)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
²^(CT)Serve the Lord with jubilation;
^(CU)Come before Him with rejoicing.
³Know that ^(CV)the Lord ^[ac]Himself is God;
It is He who has ^(CW)made us, and ^[ad]not we ourselves;
We are ^(CX)His people and the sheep of His pasture.

⁴Enter His gates ^(CY)with ^[ae]thanksgiving,
And His courtyards with praise.
Give thanks to Him, ^(CZ)bless His name.
⁵For ^(DA)the Lord is good;
^(DB)His mercy is everlasting
And His ^(DC)faithfulness is to all generations.

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

101 I will ^(DD)sing of mercy and ^[af]justice;
To You, Lord, I will sing praises.
²I will ^(DE)carefully attend to the ^[ag]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the ^[ah]^(DF)integrity of my heart.
³I will set no ^(DG)worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the ^[ai]work of those who ^(DH)fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
⁴A ^(DI)perverse heart shall leave me;
I will know no evil.
⁵Whoever secretly ^(DJ)slanders his neighbor, him I will ^[aj]destroy;
I will not endure one who has a ^(DK)haughty look and an arrogant heart.

⁶My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
One who walks in a ^[ak]^(DL)blameless way is one who will serve me.
⁷One who ^(DM)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
One who speaks lies ^(DN)shall not ^[al]maintain his position before me.
⁸^(DO)Every morning I will ^[am]^(DP)destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to ^(DQ)eliminate from the ^(DR)city of the Lord all those who do injustice.

Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.

A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and ^[an]pours out his complaint before the Lord.

102 ^(DS)Hear my prayer, Lord!
And let my cry for help ^(DT)come to You.
²^(DU)Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress;
^(DV)Incline Your ear to me;
On the day when I call ^(DW)answer me quickly.
³For my days ^(DX)have ended in smoke,
And my ^(DY)bones have been scorched like a hearth.
⁴My heart ^(DZ)has been struck like ^[ao]grass and has ^(EA)withered,
Indeed, I ^(EB)forget to eat my bread.
⁵Because of the ^[ap]loudness of my groaning
My ^(EC)bones ^[aq]cling to my flesh.
⁶I resemble a ^(ED)pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the ruins.
⁷I ^(EE)lie awake,
I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop.

⁸My enemies ^(EF)have taunted me all day long;
Those who ^[ar]^(EG)deride me ^[as]have used my name as a ^(EH)curse.
⁹For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And ^(EI)mixed my drink with weeping
¹⁰^(EJ)Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have ^(EK)lifted me up and thrown me away.
¹¹My days are like a ^[at]^(EL)lengthened shadow,
And ^[au]I ^(EM)wither away like ^[av]grass.

¹²But You, Lord, ^[aw]^(EN)remain forever,
And Your ^[ax]^(EO)name remains to all generations.
¹³You will ^(EP)arise and have ^(EQ)compassion on Zion;
For ^(ER)it is time to be gracious to her,
For the ^(ES)appointed time has come.
¹⁴Surely Your servants ^[ay]take pleasure in her stones,
And feel pity for her dust.
¹⁵^[az]So the ^[ba]^(ET)nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And ^(EU)all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
¹⁶For the Lord has ^(EV)built up Zion;
He has ^(EW)appeared in His glory.
¹⁷He has ^(EX)turned His attention to the prayer of the ^[bb]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.

¹⁸^[bc]This will be ^(EY)written for the ^(EZ)generation to come,
^[bd]That ^(FA)a people yet to be created ^[be]may praise ^[bf]the Lord:
¹⁹For He ^(FB)looked down from His holy height;
^(FC)From heaven the Lord looked ^[bg]upon the earth,
²⁰To hear the ^(FD)groaning of the prisoner,
To ^(FE)set free ^[bh]those who were doomed to death,
²¹So that people may ^(FF)tell of the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
²²When ^(FG)the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

²³He has broken my strength in the way;
He has ^(FH)shortened my days.
²⁴I say, “My God, ^(FI)do not take me away in the middle of my days,
Your ^(FJ)years are ^[bi]throughout all generations.
²⁵In time of old You ^(FK)founded the earth,
And the ^(FL)heavens are the work of Your hands.
²⁶^[bj]Even they will ^(FM)perish, but You endure;
All of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.
²⁷But You are ^[bk]^(FN)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
²⁸The ^(FO)children of Your servants will continue,
And their ^[bl]^(FP)descendants will be established before You.”

Footnotes

Psalm 96:5 Or non-existent things
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:7 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Lit Give
Psalm 96:8 Or meal offering
Psalm 96:9 Or the splendor of holiness
Psalm 96:11 Or thunder
Psalm 96:11 Lit its fullness
Psalm 97:1 Or has assumed Kingship
Psalm 97:1 Or coastlands
Psalm 97:7 Or All the gods have worshiped Him
Psalm 97:7 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:8 Or possibly hears and is glad
Psalm 97:9 Or supernatural powers
Psalm 97:12 Lit for the memory of His holiness
Psalm 98:1 Or accomplished salvation
Psalm 98:5 Or voice of song (accompanied by music)
Psalm 98:7 Lit its fullness
Psalm 99:1 Or let the
Psalm 99:1 Or let the...quake
Psalm 99:2 Or in Zion is great
Psalm 99:3 Or it
Psalm 99:4 Or You have established in equity the strength of the King who loves justice
Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
Psalm 99:4 Or uprightness
Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
Psalm 99:5 The verb is plural
Psalm 100 Title Or thank offering
Psalm 100:3 Or He
Psalm 100:3 Some mss His we are
Psalm 100:4 Or a thank offering
Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
Psalm 101:5 Or silence
Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
Psalm 101:8 Or silence
Psalm 102 Title Ps 142:2
Psalm 102:4 Lit herbage
Psalm 102:5 Lit voice
Psalm 102:5 Lit have cleaved
Psalm 102:8 Or made a fool of
Psalm 102:8 Lit have sworn by me
Psalm 102:11 Lit stretched out
Psalm 102:11 Or as for me, I
Psalm 102:11 Lit herbage
Psalm 102:12 Or sit enthroned
Psalm 102:12 Lit memorial
Psalm 102:14 Or have found
Psalm 102:15 Or And
Psalm 102:15 Or Gentiles, heathen
Psalm 102:17 Or naked
Psalm 102:18 Or Let this be written
Psalm 102:18 Or And
Psalm 102:18 Or will
Psalm 102:18 Heb Yah
Psalm 102:19 Lit toward
Psalm 102:20 Lit the sons of death
Psalm 102:24 Lit in generation of generations
Psalm 102:26 Lit They themselves
Psalm 102:27 Lit He
Psalm 102:28 Lit seed