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Psalm 104

God the Creator and Provider

Bless the Lord, O my soul.
    O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,(A)

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Psalm 104

Praise the Lord, my soul.(A)

Lord my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(B)

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22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
    in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.

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22 Praise the Lord, all his works(A)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.(B)

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17 “Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.(A) 18 You show steadfast love to the thousandth generation[a] but repay the guilt of parents into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of hosts,(B) 19 great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of mortals, rewarding all according to their ways and according to the fruit of their doings.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 32.18 Or to thousands

17 “Ah, Sovereign Lord,(A) you have made the heavens and the earth(B) by your great power and outstretched arm.(C) Nothing is too hard(D) for you. 18 You show love(E) to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps(F) of their children(G) after them. Great and mighty God,(H) whose name is the Lord Almighty,(I) 19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.(J) Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind;(K) you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.(L)

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Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
    his greatness is unsearchable.(A)

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Great(A) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(B)
    his greatness no one can fathom.(C)

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Psalm 93

The Majesty of God’s Rule

The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty;
    the Lord is robed; he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved;(A)

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Psalm 93

The Lord reigns,(A) he is robed in majesty;(B)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(C)
    indeed, the world is established,(D) firm and secure.(E)

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17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing
    and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.(A)

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17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(A)
    and the helmet(B) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(C) of vengeance(D)
    and wrapped himself in zeal(E) as in a cloak.

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Honor and majesty are before him;
    strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.(A)

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Splendor and majesty(A) are before him;
    strength and glory(B) are in his sanctuary.

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I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying,

“Ah, Lord, great and awesome God, keeping covenant and steadfast love with those who love you[a] and keep your[b] commandments,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 9.4 Heb him
  2. 9.4 Heb his

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(A)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,(B) who keeps his covenant of love(C) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
    and let the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord!(A)

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35 But may sinners vanish(A) from the earth
    and the wicked be no more.(B)

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

Psalm 103

Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness

Of David.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name.(A)
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and do not forget all his benefits—

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Psalm 103

Of David.

Praise the Lord,(A) my soul;(B)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(C)
Praise the Lord,(D) my soul,
    and forget not(E) all his benefits—

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Judgment before the Ancient One

As I watched,
thrones were set in place,
    and an Ancient One[a] took his throne;
his clothing was white as snow
    and the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames,
    and its wheels were burning fire.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.9 Aram an Ancient of Days

“As I looked,

“thrones were set in place,
    and the Ancient of Days(A) took his seat.(B)
His clothing was as white as snow;(C)
    the hair of his head was white like wool.(D)
His throne was flaming with fire,
    and its wheels(E) were all ablaze.

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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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13 and in the midst of the lampstands I saw one like the Son of Man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash across his chest.(A) 14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire;(B) 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.(C) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.(D)

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(E) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(F) 19 Now write what you have seen, what is, and what is to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(G)

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13 and among the lampstands(A) was someone like a son of man,[a](B) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet(C) and with a golden sash around his chest.(D) 14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.(E) 15 His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,(F) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.(G) 16 In his right hand he held seven stars,(H) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.(I) His face was like the sun(J) shining in all its brilliance.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet(K) as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me(L) and said: “Do not be afraid.(M) I am the First and the Last.(N) 18 I am the Living One; I was dead,(O) and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!(P) And I hold the keys of death and Hades.(Q)

19 “Write, therefore, what you have seen,(R) what is now and what will take place later. 20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand(S) and of the seven golden lampstands(T) is this: The seven stars are the angels[b] of the seven churches,(U) and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.(V)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 1:13 See Daniel 7:13.
  2. Revelation 1:20 Or messengers