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Psalm 99-102
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 99-102
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 99
The King Is Holy
1 The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned above the cherubim.(A)
Let the earth quake.(B)
2 Yahweh is great in Zion;
He is exalted above all the peoples.(C)
3 Let them praise Your great
and awe-inspiring name.(D)
He is holy.(E)
4 The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(F)
5 Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His footstool.(G)
He is holy.(H)
6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests;(I)
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.(J)
7 He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;(K)
they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
8 Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,(L)
an avenger of their sinful actions.(M)
9 Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.(N)
Psalm 100
Be Thankful
A psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth.(O)
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.(P)
3 Acknowledge that Yahweh is God.
He made us, and we are His[a](Q) —
His people, the sheep of His pasture.(R)
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving(S)
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.(T)
5 For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.
Psalm 101
A Vow of Integrity
A Davidic psalm.
1 I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to You, Lord.(U)
2 I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.(V)
3 I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.(W)
4 A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with[b] evil.(X)
5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;(Y)
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.(Z)
6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.(AA)
7 No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.[c](AB)
8 Every morning I will destroy
all the wicked of the land,
eliminating all evildoers from the Lord’s city.(AC)
Psalm 102
Affliction in Light of Eternity
A prayer of an afflicted person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.(AD)
1 Lord, hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before You.(AE)
2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.(AF)
3 For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.(AG)
4 My heart is afflicted, withered like grass;(AH)
I even forget to eat my food.(AI)
5 Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.(AJ)
6 I am like a desert owl,[d]
like an owl among the ruins.(AK)
7 I stay awake;(AL)
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
8 My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and curse me.(AM)
9 I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears(AN)
10 because of Your indignation and wrath;
for You have picked me up and thrown me aside.(AO)
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.(AP)
12 But You, Lord, are enthroned forever;(AQ)
Your fame endures to all generations.(AR)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her—
the appointed time has come.(AS)
14 For Your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.(AT)
15 Then the nations will fear the name of Yahweh,
and all the kings of the earth Your glory,(AU)
16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
He will appear in His glory.(AV)
17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.(AW)
18 This will be written for a later generation,
and a newly created people will praise the Lord:(AX)
19 He looked down from His holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth(AY)—
20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,[e](AZ)
21 so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,(BA)
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord.(BB)
23 He has broken my[f] strength in midcourse;
He has shortened my days.(BC)
24 I say: “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life![g]
Your years continue through all generations.(BD)
25 Long ago You established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of Your hands.(BE)
26 They will perish, but You will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.(BF)
27 But You are the same,
and Your years will never end.(BG)
28 Your servants’ children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before You.”(BH)
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:3 Alt Hb tradition, some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read and not we ourselves
- Psalm 101:4 Lit not know
- Psalm 101:7 Lit in front of my eyes
- Psalm 102:6 Or a pelican of the desert
- Psalm 102:20 Lit free sons of death
- Psalm 102:23 Some Hb mss, LXX read His
- Psalm 102:24 Lit my days
Psalm 99-102
New International Version
Psalm 99-102
New International Version
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(A)
let the nations tremble;(B)
he sits enthroned(C) between the cherubim,(D)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(E) in Zion;(F)
he is exalted(G) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(H) your great and awesome name(I)—
he is holy.(J)
4 The King(K) is mighty, he loves justice(L)—
you have established equity;(M)
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.(N)
5 Exalt(O) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6 Moses(P) and Aaron(Q) were among his priests,
Samuel(R) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered(S) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(T)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(U)
though you punished(V) their misdeeds.[a]
9 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.
1 Shout for joy(W) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(X) with gladness;
come before him(Y) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(Z)
It is he who made us,(AA) and we are his[b];
we are his people,(AB) the sheep of his pasture.(AC)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(AD)
and his courts(AE) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(AF)
5 For the Lord is good(AG) and his love endures forever;(AH)
his faithfulness(AI) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(AJ) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(AK)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(AL) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(AM)
I hate what faithless people do;(AN)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(AO) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(AP) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(AQ) 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(AR)
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(AS) I will put to silence
all the wicked(AT) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(AU)
from the city of the Lord.(AV)
Psalm 102[c]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(AW) Lord;
let my cry for help(AX) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(AY) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(AZ) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(BA)
my bones(BB) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(BC)
I forget to eat my food.(BD)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(BE)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(BF)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(BG) I have become
like a bird alone(BH) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(BI) taunt me;(BJ)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(BK)
9 For I eat ashes(BL) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(BM)
10 because of your great wrath,(BN)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(BO)
I wither(BP) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(BQ)
your renown endures(BR) through all generations.(BS)
13 You will arise(BT) and have compassion(BU) on Zion,
for it is time(BV) to show favor(BW) to her;
the appointed time(BX) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(BY) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(BZ) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(CA)
and appear in his glory.(CB)
17 He will respond to the prayer(CC) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(CD) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(CE) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(CF) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(CG)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(CH) in Zion
and his praise(CI) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(CJ) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[d] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(CK)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(CL) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(CM) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(CN) are the work of your hands.(CO)
26 They will perish,(CP) 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,(CQ)
and your years will never end.(CR)
28 The children of your servants(CS) will live in your presence;
their descendants(CT) will be established before you.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
- 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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