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Psalm 101

A Sovereign’s Pledge of Integrity and Justice

Of David. A Psalm.

I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will sing.(A)

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Psalm 89

God’s Covenant with David

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
    with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord

22 I will also praise you with the harp
    for your faithfulness, O my God;
I will sing praises to you with the lyre,
    O Holy One of Israel.(A)
23 My lips will shout for joy
    when I sing praises to you;
    my soul also, which you have rescued.(B)

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The Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power to our God,(A)
    for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
    who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(B)

Once more they said,

“Hallelujah!
The smoke goes up from her forever and ever.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 19.2 Or prostitute

They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness
    and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.(A)

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10 who struck Egypt through their firstborn,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(A)
11 and brought Israel out from among them,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(B)
12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(C)
13 who divided the Red Sea[a] in two,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(D)
14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(E)
15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,[b]
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(F)
16 who led his people through the wilderness,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(G)
who made water flow from the rock,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;[c]
17 who struck down great kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(H)
18 and killed famous kings,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
20 and Og, king of Bashan,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;
21 and gave their land as a heritage,
    for his steadfast love endures forever;(I)
22 a heritage to his servant Israel,
    for his steadfast love endures forever.

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Footnotes

  1. 136.13 Or Sea of Reeds
  2. 136.15 Or Sea of Reeds
  3. 136.16 Gk: Heb lacks who made water . . . forever

The Lord works vindication
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
    his acts to the people of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(A)

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Zion hears and is glad,
    and the towns[a] of Judah rejoice
    because of your judgments, O God.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 97.8 Heb daughters

14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
    O God of my salvation,
    and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.(A)

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And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:

“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
    King of the nations![a](A)
Lord, who will not fear
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are holy.
    All nations will come
    and worship before you,
for your judgments have been revealed.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages

22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen but God’s kindness toward you, if you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.(A)

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22 What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath that are made for destruction,(A) 23 and what if he has done so in order to make known the riches of his glory for the objects of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory—

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15 For he says to Moses,

“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
    and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”(A)

16 So it depends not on human will or exertion but on God who shows mercy. 17 For the scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I may show my power in you and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”(B) 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.

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