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Revive Us Again

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of (A)the Sons of Korah.

85 Lord, you were (B)favourable to your land;
    you (C)restored the fortunes of Jacob.
You (D)forgave the iniquity of your people;
    you (E)covered all their sin. Selah
You withdrew all your wrath;
    you (F)turned from your hot anger.
(G)Restore us again, O God of our salvation,
    and put away your indignation towards us!
(H)Will you be angry with us for ever?
    Will you prolong your anger to all generations?
Will you not (I)revive us again,
    that your people may (J)rejoice in you?
Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.
(K)Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
    for he will (L)speak peace to his people, to his (M)saints;
    but let them not (N)turn back to (O)folly.
Surely his (P)salvation is near to those who fear him,
    that (Q)glory may dwell in our land.
10 (R)Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;
    (S)righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs up from the ground,
    and righteousness looks down from the sky.
12 Yes, (T)the Lord will give what is good,
    and our land (U)will yield its increase.
13 (V)Righteousness will go before him
    and make his footsteps a way.

Great Is Your Steadfast Love

(W)A Prayer of David.

86 (X)Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
    for I am (Y)poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am (Z)godly;
    save your servant, who (AA)trusts in you—you are my God.
(AB)Be gracious to me, O Lord,
    for to you do I cry all the day.
Gladden the soul of your servant,
    for (AC)to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For you, O Lord, are good and (AD)forgiving,
    (AE)abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
(AF)Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
    listen to my plea for grace.
In (AG)the day of my trouble I call upon you,
    (AH)for you answer me.
There is (AI)none like you among the gods, O Lord,
    (AJ)nor are there any works like yours.
(AK)All the nations you have made shall come
    and worship before you, O Lord,
    and shall glorify your name.
10 For (AL)you are great and (AM)do wondrous things;
    (AN)you alone are God.
11 (AO)Teach me your way, O Lord,
    that I may (AP)walk in your truth;
    (AQ)unite my heart to fear your name.
12 I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,
    and I will glorify your name for ever.
13 (AR)For great is your steadfast love towards me;
    you have (AS)delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.
14 O God, insolent men have (AT)risen up against me;
    a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
    and they do not set you before them.
15 But you, O Lord, are a God (AU)merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
16 (AV)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
    give your strength to (AW)your servant,
    and save (AX)the son of your maidservant.
17 (AY)Show me a sign of your (AZ)favour,
    that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Glorious Things of You Are Spoken

A Psalm of (BA)the Sons of Korah. A Song.

87 On (BB)the holy mount (BC)stands the city he founded;
    the Lord (BD)loves the gates of Zion
    more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.
(BE)Glorious things of you are spoken,
    O (BF)city of God. Selah
Among those who (BG)know me I mention (BH)Rahab and Babylon;
    behold, Philistia and Tyre, with (BI)Cush[a]
    “This one was born there”, they say.
And of Zion it shall be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her”;
    for the Most High himself will (BJ)establish her.
The Lord records as he (BK)registers the peoples,
    “This one was born there.” Selah
(BL)Singers and (BM)dancers alike say,
    “All my (BN)springs are in you.”

I Cry Out Day and Night Before You

A Song. A Psalm of (BO)the Sons of Korah. To the choirmaster: according to (BP)Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil[b] of (BQ)Heman the Ezrahite.

88 O Lord, (BR)God of my salvation;
    I (BS)cry out day and night before you.
Let my prayer come before you;
    (BT)incline your ear to my cry!
For my soul is full of troubles,
    and (BU)my life draws near to (BV)Sheol.
I am counted among those who (BW)go down to the pit;
    I am a man who has no strength,
like one set loose among the dead,
    like the slain that lie in the grave,
like those whom (BX)you remember no more,
    for they are (BY)cut off from your hand.
You have put me in (BZ)the depths of the pit,
    in the (CA)regions dark and (CB)deep.
Your wrath (CC)lies heavy upon me,
    and you overwhelm me with (CD)all your waves. Selah
You have caused (CE)my companions to shun me;
    you have made me (CF)a horror[c] to them.
I am (CG)shut in so that I cannot escape;
    (CH)my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call upon you, O Lord;
    I (CI)spread out my hands to you.
10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
    (CJ)Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,
    or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your (CK)wonders known in (CL)the darkness,
    or your righteousness in the land of (CM)forgetfulness?
13 But I, O Lord, cry (CN)to you;
    (CO)in the morning my prayer comes before you.
14 O Lord, why (CP)do you cast my soul away?
    Why (CQ)do you hide your face from me?
15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
    I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[d]
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
    your (CR)dreadful assaults destroy me.
17 They (CS)surround me like a flood (CT)all day long;
    they (CU)close in on me together.
18 You have caused (CV)my beloved and my friend to shun me;
    my companions have become darkness.[e]

I Will Sing of the Steadfast Love of the Lord

A Maskil[f] of (CW)Ethan the Ezrahite.

89 (CX)I will sing of (CY)the steadfast love of the Lord, for ever;
    with my mouth I will make known your (CZ)faithfulness to all generations.
For I said, (DA)“Steadfast love will be built up for ever;
    in the heavens (DB)you will establish your (DC)faithfulness.”
You have said, “I have made (DD)a covenant with my (DE)chosen one;
    I have (DF)sworn to David my servant:
‘I will establish your (DG)offspring for ever,
    and build your (DH)throne for all generations.’” Selah
Let (DI)the heavens praise your (DJ)wonders, O Lord,
    your faithfulness in the assembly of (DK)the holy ones!
For (DL)who in the skies can be compared to the Lord?
    (DM)Who among the heavenly beings[g] is like the Lord,
a God greatly (DN)to be feared in the council of (DO)the holy ones,
    and awesome above all (DP)who are around him?
O Lord God of hosts,
    (DQ)who is mighty as you are, O (DR)Lord,
    with your faithfulness all round you?
You rule the raging of the sea;
    when its waves rise, you (DS)still them.
10 You (DT)crushed (DU)Rahab like a carcass;
    you (DV)scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
11 (DW)The heavens are yours; the earth also is yours;
    (DX)the world and all that is in it, you have (DY)founded them.
12 (DZ)The north and the south, you have created them;
    (EA)Tabor and (EB)Hermon (EC)joyously praise your name.
13 You have a mighty arm;
    strong is your hand, high your right hand.
14 (ED)Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    (EE)steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
15 Blessed are the people who know (EF)the festal shout,
    who walk, O Lord, in (EG)the light of your face,
16 who exult in your (EH)name all the day
    and in your righteousness are (EI)exalted.
17 For you are (EJ)the glory of their strength;
    by your favour our (EK)horn is exalted.
18 For our (EL)shield belongs to the Lord,
    our king to (EM)the Holy One of Israel.
19 (EN)Of old you spoke in a vision to your godly one,[h] and said:
    “I have (EO)granted help to one who is (EP)mighty;
    I have exalted one (EQ)chosen from the people.
20 (ER)I have found David, my servant;
    with my holy oil I have (ES)anointed him,
21 so that my (ET)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
    (EU)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (EV)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (EW)faithfulness and my (EX)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his (EY)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (EZ)the sea
    and his right hand on (FA)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (FB)Father,
    my God, and (FC)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (FD)firstborn,
    (FE)the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 My steadfast love I will keep for him for ever,
    and my (FF)covenant will stand firm[i] for him.
29 I will establish his (FG)offspring for ever
    and his (FH)throne as (FI)the days of the heavens.
30 (FJ)If his children forsake my law
    and do not walk according to my rules,[j]
31 if they violate my statutes
    and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with (FK)the rod
    and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
    or be false to my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my (FL)covenant
    or alter the word that went forth from my lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn (FM)by my holiness;
    I will not (FN)lie to David.
36 His (FO)offspring shall endure for ever,
    (FP)his (FQ)throne as long as (FR)the sun before me.
37 Like (FS)the moon it shall be established for ever,
    (FT)a faithful witness in the skies.” Selah
38 But now you have (FU)cast off and rejected;
    you are full of wrath against your (FV)anointed.
39 You have (FW)renounced (FX)the covenant with your servant;
    you have (FY)defiled his (FZ)crown in the dust.
40 You have (GA)breached all his walls;
    you have laid his strongholds in ruins.
41 (GB)All who pass by plunder him;
    he has become (GC)the scorn of his neighbours.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.
43 You have also turned back the edge of his sword,
    and you have not made him stand in battle.
44 You have made his splendour to cease
    and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short (GD)the days of his youth;
    you have (GE)covered him with shame. Selah
46 (GF)How long, O Lord? Will you hide yourself for ever?
    How long will your wrath (GG)burn like fire?
47 (GH)Remember (GI)how short my (GJ)time is!
    For what vanity you have created all the children of man!
48 (GK)What man can live and never (GL)see death?
    Who can deliver his soul from the power of (GM)Sheol? Selah
49 Lord, where is your (GN)steadfast love of old,
    which by your (GO)faithfulness you swore to David?
50 (GP)Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,
    and how I bear in my (GQ)heart the insults[k] of all the many nations,
51 with which your enemies mock, O Lord,
    with which they mock (GR)the footsteps of your (GS)anointed.
52 (GT)Blessed be the Lord for ever!
Amen and Amen.

Book Four

From Everlasting to Everlasting

A (GU)Prayer of Moses, the (GV)man of God.

90 Lord, you have been our (GW)dwelling place[l]
    in all generations.
(GX)Before the (GY)mountains were brought forth,
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    (GZ)from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You return man to dust
    and say, (HA)“Return, (HB)O children of man!”[m]
For (HC)a thousand years in your sight
    are but as (HD)yesterday when it is past,
    or as (HE)a watch in the night.
You (HF)sweep them away as with a flood; they are like (HG)a dream,
    like (HH)grass that is renewed in the morning:
in (HI)the morning it flourishes and is renewed;
    in the evening it (HJ)fades and (HK)withers.
For we are brought to an end by your anger;
    by your wrath we are dismayed.
You have (HL)set our iniquities before you,
    our (HM)secret sins in the light of your presence.
For all our days pass away under your wrath;
    we bring our years to an end like a sigh.
10 The years of our life are seventy,
    or even by reason of strength eighty;
yet their span[n] is but toil and trouble;
    they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11 Who considers the power of your anger,
    and your wrath according to the fear of you?
12 (HN)So teach us to number our days
    that we may get a heart of wisdom.
13 (HO)Return, O Lord! (HP)How long?
    Have (HQ)pity on your servants!
14 Satisfy us in the (HR)morning with your steadfast love,
    that we may (HS)rejoice and be glad all our days.
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have (HT)afflicted us,
    and for as many years as we have seen evil.
16 Let your (HU)work be shown to your servants,
    and your glorious power to their children.
17 Let the (HV)favour[o] of the Lord our God be upon us,
    and establish (HW)the work of our hands upon us;
    yes, establish the work of our hands!

My Refuge and My Fortress

91 He who dwells in (HX)the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in (HY)the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say[p] to the Lord, “My (HZ)refuge and my (IA)fortress,
    my God, in whom I (IB)trust.”
For he will deliver you from (IC)the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence.
He will (ID)cover you with his pinions,
    and under his (IE)wings you will (IF)find refuge;
    his (IG)faithfulness is (IH)a shield and buckler.
(II)You will not fear (IJ)the terror of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
    nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
You will only look with your eyes
    and (IK)see the recompense of the wicked.
Because you have made the Lord your (IL)dwelling place—
    the Most High, who is my (IM)refuge[q]
10 (IN)no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
    (IO)no plague come near your tent.
11 (IP)For he will command his (IQ)angels concerning you
    to (IR)guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you (IS)strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on (IT)the lion and the (IU)adder;
    the young lion and (IV)the serpent you will (IW)trample underfoot.
14 “Because he (IX)holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him;
    I will protect him, because he (IY)knows my name.
15 When he (IZ)calls to me, I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble;
    I will rescue him and (JA)honour him.
16 With (JB)long life I will satisfy him
    and (JC)show him my salvation.”

How Great Are Your Works

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

92 (JD)It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
    to sing praises to your name, (JE)O Most High;
to declare your (JF)steadfast love in (JG)the morning,
    and your (JH)faithfulness by (JI)night,
to the music of (JJ)the lute and (JK)the harp,
    to the melody of (JL)the lyre.
For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your (JM)work;
    at (JN)the works of your hands I sing for joy.
How (JO)great are your works, O Lord!
    Your (JP)thoughts are very (JQ)deep!
The stupid man cannot know;
    the fool cannot understand this:
that though (JR)the wicked sprout like grass
    and all (JS)evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction for ever;
    but you, O Lord, are (JT)on high for ever.
For behold, your enemies, O Lord,
    for behold, your enemies shall perish;
    all evildoers shall be (JU)scattered.
10 But you have exalted my (JV)horn like that of (JW)the wild ox;
    you have (JX)poured over me[r] fresh oil.
11 My (JY)eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies;
    my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.
12 (JZ)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
    and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
    they flourish in (KA)the courts of our God.
14 They still bear fruit in old age;
    they are ever full of sap and green,
15 (KB)to declare that the Lord is upright;
    he is my (KC)rock, and there is (KD)no unrighteousness in him.

The Lord Reigns

93 (KE)The Lord reigns; he is (KF)robed in majesty;
    the Lord is (KG)robed; he has (KH)put on strength as his belt.
(KI)Yes, the world is established; (KJ)it shall never be moved.
(KK)Your throne is established from of old;
    (KL)you are from everlasting.
(KM)The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
    the floods have lifted up their voice;
    the floods lift up their roaring.
Mightier than the thunders of many waters,
    mightier than the waves of the sea,
    (KN)the Lord (KO)on high is mighty!
Your (KP)decrees are very trustworthy;
    (KQ)holiness befits your house,
    O Lord, for evermore.

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of (KR)vengeance,
    O God of vengeance, (KS)shine forth!
(KT)Rise up, O (KU)judge of the earth;
    repay to the (KV)proud what they deserve!
O Lord, (KW)how long shall the wicked,
    how long shall (KX)the wicked exult?
They pour out their (KY)arrogant words;
    all (KZ)the evildoers boast.
They (LA)crush your people, O Lord,
    and afflict your heritage.
They kill (LB)the widow and the sojourner,
    and murder (LC)the fatherless;
(LD)and they say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
(LE)Understand, O dullest of the people!
    Fools, when will you be wise?
(LF)He who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who (LG)disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who (LH)teaches man knowledge—
11     (LI)the Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
    that they are (LJ)but a breath.[s]
12 (LK)Blessed is the man whom you (LL)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him (LM)rest from (LN)days of trouble,
    until (LO)a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 (LP)For the Lord will not forsake his (LQ)people;
    he will not abandon his (LR)heritage;
15 for (LS)justice will return to the righteous,
    and all the upright in heart will (LT)follow it.
16 (LU)Who rises up for me against the wicked?
    Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 (LV)If the Lord had not been my help,
    my soul would soon have lived in the land of (LW)silence.
18 When I thought, (LX)“My foot slips”,
    your steadfast love, O Lord, (LY)held me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
    your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can (LZ)wicked rulers be allied with you,
    those who frame injustice by (MA)statute?
21 They (MB)band together against the life of the righteous
    and condemn (MC)the innocent to death.[t]
22 But the Lord has become my (MD)stronghold,
    and my God (ME)the rock of my (MF)refuge.
23 He will bring back on them (MG)their iniquity
    and (MH)wipe them out for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Let Us Sing Songs of Praise

95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;
    let us (MI)make a joyful noise to (MJ)the rock of our salvation!
Let us (MK)come into his presence with thanksgiving;
    let us (ML)make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is (MM)a great God,
    and a great King (MN)above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
    the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for (MO)he made it,
    and his hands formed (MP)the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
    let us (MQ)kneel before the Lord, our (MR)Maker!
For he is our (MS)God,
    and we are the people of his (MT)pasture,
    and the sheep of his hand.
(MU)Today, if you (MV)hear his voice,
    (MW)do not harden your hearts, as at (MX)Meribah,
    as on the day at (MY)Massah in the wilderness,
when your fathers put me to the (MZ)test
    and put me to the proof, though they had seen my (NA)work.
10 (NB)For forty years I loathed that generation
    and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart,
    and they have not known (NC)my ways.”
11 Therefore I (ND)swore in my wrath,
    “They shall not enter (NE)my rest.”

Worship in the Splendour of Holiness

96 (NF)Oh sing to the Lord (NG)a new song;
    sing to the Lord, all the earth!
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
    (NH)tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
    his marvellous works among all the peoples!
For (NI)great is the Lord, and (NJ)greatly to be praised;
    he is to be feared above (NK)all gods.
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord (NL)made the heavens.
Splendour and majesty are before him;
    (NM)strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O (NN)families of the peoples,
    (NO)ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
Ascribe to the Lord (NP)the glory due his name;
    bring (NQ)an offering, and (NR)come into his courts!
Worship the Lord in (NS)the splendour of holiness;[u]
    (NT)tremble before him, all the earth!
10 Say among the nations, (NU)“The Lord reigns!
    Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
    he will (NV)judge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let (NW)the heavens be glad, and let (NX)the earth rejoice;
    let (NY)the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12     let (NZ)the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all (OA)the trees of the forest sing for joy
13     before the Lord, for he comes,
    for he comes (OB)to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.

The Lord Reigns

97 (OC)The Lord reigns, (OD)let the earth rejoice;
    let the many (OE)coastlands be glad!
(OF)Clouds and thick darkness are all round him;
    (OG)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
(OH)Fire goes before him
    and burns up his adversaries all round.
His (OI)lightnings light up the world;
    the earth sees and (OJ)trembles.
The mountains (OK)melt like (OL)wax before the Lord,
    before (OM)the Lord of all the earth.
(ON)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (OO)the peoples see his glory.
All worshippers of images are (OP)put to shame,
    who make their boast in (OQ)worthless idols;
    (OR)worship him, all you gods!
Zion hears and (OS)is glad,
    and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
    because of your judgements, O Lord.
For you, O Lord, are (OT)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above (OU)all gods.
10 O you who love the Lord, (OV)hate evil!
    He (OW)preserves the lives of his (OX)saints;
    he (OY)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (OZ)Light (PA)is sown[v] for the righteous,
    and joy for the upright in heart.
12 (PB)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and (PC)give thanks to his holy name!

Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord

A Psalm.

98 Oh sing to the Lord (PD)a new song,
    for he has done (PE)marvellous things!
His (PF)right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.
The Lord has (PG)made known his salvation;
    he has (PH)revealed his righteousness in (PI)the sight of the nations.
He has (PJ)remembered his (PK)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (PL)the ends of the earth have seen
    (PM)the salvation of our God.
(PN)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
    (PO)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
    with the lyre and the (PP)sound of melody!
With (PQ)trumpets and the sound of (PR)the horn
    (PS)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
(PT)Let the sea roar, and (PU)all that fills it;
    (PV)the world and those who dwell in it!
Let the rivers (PW)clap their hands;
    let (PX)the hills sing for joy together
before the Lord, for he comes
    to (PY)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
    and the peoples with equity.

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 (PZ)The Lord reigns; (QA)let the peoples tremble!
    He (QB)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; (QC)let the earth quake!
The Lord is (QD)great in Zion;
    he is (QE)exalted over all the peoples.
Let them praise your (QF)great and awesome name!
    (QG)Holy is he!
(QH)The King in his might (QI)loves justice.[w]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
(QJ)Exalt the Lord our God;
    (QK)worship at his (QL)footstool!
    (QM)Holy is he!
(QN)Moses and Aaron were among his (QO)priests,
    Samuel also was among those who (QP)called upon his name.
    They (QQ)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
In (QR)the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they (QS)kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.
O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were (QT)a forgiving God to them,
    but (QU)an avenger of their wrongdoings.
Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his (QV)holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

His Steadfast Love Endures For Ever

A Psalm for (QW)giving thanks.

100 (QX)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
    (QY)Serve the Lord with gladness!
    (QZ)Come into his presence with singing!
Know that (RA)the Lord, he is God!
    It is he who (RB)made us, and (RC)we are his;[x]
    we are his (RD)people, and (RE)the sheep of his pasture.
(RF)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
    and his (RG)courts with praise!
    Give thanks to him; (RH)bless his name!
(RI)For the Lord is good;
    his steadfast love endures for ever,
    and his (RJ)faithfulness to all generations.

I Will Walk with Integrity

A Psalm of David.

101 I will sing of (RK)steadfast love and justice;
    to you, O Lord, I will make music.
I will (RL)ponder the way (RM)that is blameless.
    Oh when will you (RN)come to me?
I will (RO)walk with (RP)integrity of heart
    within my house;
I will not set before my eyes
    anything (RQ)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who (RR)fall away;
    it shall not cling to me.
(RS)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
    I will (RT)know nothing of evil.
Whoever slanders his neighbour (RU)secretly
    I will (RV)destroy.
Whoever has a (RW)haughty look and an (RX)arrogant heart
    I will not endure.
I will look with favour on the faithful in the land,
    that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in (RY)the way that is blameless
    shall minister to me.
No one who (RZ)practises deceit
    shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
    shall (SA)continue before my eyes.
(SB)Morning by morning I will destroy
    all the wicked in the land,
(SC)cutting off all (SD)the evildoers
    from (SE)the city of the Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 87:4 Probably Nubia
  2. Psalm 88:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms
  3. Psalm 88:8 Or an abomination
  4. Psalm 88:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  5. Psalm 88:18 Or darkness has become my only companion
  6. Psalm 89:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  7. Psalm 89:6 Hebrew the sons of God, or the sons of might
  8. Psalm 89:19 Some Hebrew manuscripts godly ones
  9. Psalm 89:28 Or will remain faithful
  10. Psalm 89:30 Or my just decrees
  11. Psalm 89:50 Hebrew lacks the insults
  12. Psalm 90:1 Some Hebrew manuscripts (compare Septuagint) our refuge
  13. Psalm 90:3 Or of Adam
  14. Psalm 90:10 Or pride
  15. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
  16. Psalm 91:2 Septuagint He will say
  17. Psalm 91:9 Or For you, O Lord, are my refuge! You have made the Most High your dwelling place
  18. Psalm 92:10 Compare Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  19. Psalm 94:11 Septuagint they are futile
  20. Psalm 94:21 Hebrew condemn innocent blood
  21. Psalm 96:9 Or in holy attire
  22. Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns
  23. Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice
  24. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves

Psalm 85[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
    you restored the fortunes(A) of Jacob.
You forgave(B) the iniquity(C) of your people
    and covered all their sins.[b]
You set aside all your wrath(D)
    and turned from your fierce anger.(E)

Restore(F) us again, God our Savior,(G)
    and put away your displeasure toward us.
Will you be angry with us forever?(H)
    Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
Will you not revive(I) us again,
    that your people may rejoice(J) in you?
Show us your unfailing love,(K) Lord,
    and grant us your salvation.(L)

I will listen to what God the Lord says;
    he promises peace(M) to his people, his faithful servants—
    but let them not turn to folly.(N)
Surely his salvation(O) is near those who fear him,
    that his glory(P) may dwell in our land.

10 Love and faithfulness(Q) meet together;
    righteousness(R) and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
    and righteousness(S) looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,(T)
    and our land will yield(U) its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
    and prepares the way for his steps.

Psalm 86

A prayer of David.

Hear me, Lord, and answer(V) me,
    for I am poor and needy.
Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;
    save your servant who trusts in you.(W)
You are my God; have mercy(X) on me, Lord,
    for I call(Y) to you all day long.
Bring joy to your servant, Lord,
    for I put my trust(Z) in you.

You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(AA) to all who call to you.
Hear my prayer, Lord;
    listen to my cry(AB) for mercy.
When I am in distress,(AC) I call(AD) to you,
    because you answer(AE) me.

Among the gods(AF) there is none like you,(AG) Lord;
    no deeds can compare with yours.
All the nations you have made
    will come(AH) and worship(AI) before you, Lord;
    they will bring glory(AJ) to your name.
10 For you are great(AK) and do marvelous deeds;(AL)
    you alone(AM) are God.

11 Teach me your way,(AN) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;(AO)
give me an undivided(AP) heart,
    that I may fear(AQ) your name.
12 I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart;(AR)
    I will glorify your name forever.
13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(AS) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(AT)

14 Arrogant foes are attacking me, O God;
    ruthless people are trying to kill me—
    they have no regard for you.(AU)
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(AV) God,
    slow to anger,(AW) abounding(AX) in love and faithfulness.(AY)
16 Turn to me(AZ) and have mercy(BA) on me;
    show your strength(BB) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.(BC)
17 Give me a sign(BD) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Psalm 87

Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. A song.

He has founded his city on the holy mountain.(BE)
The Lord loves the gates of Zion(BF)
    more than all the other dwellings of Jacob.

Glorious things are said of you,
    city of God:[c](BG)
“I will record Rahab[d](BH) and Babylon
    among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia(BI) too, and Tyre(BJ), along with Cush[e]
    and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”[f](BK)
Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
    “This one and that one were born in her,
    and the Most High himself will establish her.”
The Lord will write in the register(BL) of the peoples:
    “This one was born in Zion.”

As they make music(BM) they will sing,
    “All my fountains(BN) are in you.”

Psalm 88[g]

A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth.[h] A maskil[i] of Heman the Ezrahite.

Lord, you are the God who saves me;(BO)
    day and night I cry out(BP) to you.
May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles(BQ)
    and my life draws near to death.(BR)
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(BS)
    I am like one without strength.(BT)
I am set apart with the dead,
    like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
    who are cut off(BU) from your care.

You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.(BV)
Your wrath(BW) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[j](BX)
You have taken from me my closest friends(BY)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(BZ) and cannot escape;(CA)
    my eyes(CB) are dim with grief.

I call(CC) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(CD) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(CE)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
    your faithfulness(CF) in Destruction[k]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
    or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13 But I cry to you for help,(CG) Lord;
    in the morning(CH) my prayer comes before you.(CI)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject(CJ) me
    and hide your face(CK) from me?

15 From my youth(CL) I have suffered(CM) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(CN) and am in despair.(CO)
16 Your wrath(CP) has swept over me;
    your terrors(CQ) have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(CR)
    they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend(CS) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

Psalm 89[l]

A maskil[m] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing(CT) of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known(CU)
    through all generations.
I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(CV)
You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
    I have sworn to David my servant,
‘I will establish your line forever
    and make your throne firm through all generations.’”[n](CW)

The heavens(CX) praise your wonders, Lord,
    your faithfulness too, in the assembly(CY) of the holy ones.
For who in the skies above can compare with the Lord?
    Who is like the Lord among the heavenly beings?(CZ)
In the council(DA) of the holy ones(DB) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.(DC)
Who is like you,(DD) Lord God Almighty?(DE)
    You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

You rule over the surging sea;
    when its waves mount up, you still them.(DF)
10 You crushed Rahab(DG) like one of the slain;
    with your strong arm you scattered(DH) your enemies.
11 The heavens are yours,(DI) and yours also the earth;(DJ)
    you founded the world and all that is in it.(DK)
12 You created the north and the south;
    Tabor(DL) and Hermon(DM) sing for joy(DN) at your name.
13 Your arm is endowed with power;
    your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.(DO)

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;(DP)
    love and faithfulness go before you.(DQ)
15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,
    who walk(DR) in the light(DS) of your presence, Lord.
16 They rejoice in your name(DT) all day long;
    they celebrate your righteousness.
17 For you are their glory and strength,(DU)
    and by your favor you exalt our horn.[o](DV)
18 Indeed, our shield[p](DW) belongs to the Lord,
    our king(DX) to the Holy One of Israel.

19 Once you spoke in a vision,
    to your faithful people you said:
“I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
    I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David(DY) my servant;(DZ)
    with my sacred oil(EA) I have anointed(EB) him.
21 My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.(EC)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(ED)
    the wicked will not oppress(EE) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(EF)
    and strike down his adversaries.(EG)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(EH)
    and through my name his horn[q] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.(EI)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(EJ)
    my God, the Rock(EK) my Savior.’(EL)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(EM)
    the most exalted(EN) of the kings(EO) of the earth.
28 I will maintain my love to him forever,
    and my covenant with him will never fail.(EP)
29 I will establish his line forever,
    his throne as long as the heavens endure.(EQ)

30 “If his sons forsake my law
    and do not follow my statutes,
31 if they violate my decrees
    and fail to keep my commands,
32 I will punish their sin with the rod,
    their iniquity with flogging;(ER)
33 but I will not take my love from him,(ES)
    nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.
34 I will not violate my covenant
    or alter what my lips have uttered.(ET)
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(EU)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(EV)

38 But you have rejected,(EW) you have spurned,
    you have been very angry with your anointed one.
39 You have renounced the covenant with your servant
    and have defiled his crown in the dust.(EX)
40 You have broken through all his walls(EY)
    and reduced his strongholds(EZ) to ruins.
41 All who pass by have plundered(FA) him;
    he has become the scorn of his neighbors.(FB)
42 You have exalted the right hand of his foes;
    you have made all his enemies rejoice.(FC)
43 Indeed, you have turned back the edge of his sword
    and have not supported him in battle.(FD)
44 You have put an end to his splendor
    and cast his throne to the ground.
45 You have cut short(FE) the days of his youth;
    you have covered him with a mantle of shame.(FF)

46 How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself forever?
    How long will your wrath burn like fire?(FG)
47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(FH)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!
48 Who can live and not see death,
    or who can escape the power of the grave?(FI)
49 Lord, where is your former great love,
    which in your faithfulness you swore to David?
50 Remember, Lord, how your servant has[r] been mocked,(FJ)
    how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
51 the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked,
    with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.(FK)

52 Praise be to the Lord forever!
Amen and Amen.(FL)

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(FM)
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born(FN)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(FO) you are God.(FP)

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(FQ)
A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.(FR)
Yet you sweep people away(FS) in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.(FT)

We are consumed by your anger
    and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins(FU) in the light of your presence.(FV)
All our days pass away under your wrath;
    we finish our years with a moan.(FW)
10 Our days may come to seventy years,(FX)
    or eighty,(FY) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,(FZ)
    for they quickly pass, and we fly away.(GA)
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
    Your wrath(GB) is as great as the fear that is your due.(GC)
12 Teach us to number our days,(GD)
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.(GE)

13 Relent, Lord! How long(GF) will it be?
    Have compassion on your servants.(GG)
14 Satisfy(GH) us in the morning with your unfailing love,(GI)
    that we may sing for joy(GJ) and be glad all our days.(GK)
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
    for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
    your splendor to their children.(GL)

17 May the favor[s] of the Lord our God rest on us;
    establish the work of our hands for us—
    yes, establish the work of our hands.(GM)

Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter(GN) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(GO) of the Almighty.[t]
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(GP) and my fortress,(GQ)
    my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare(GR)
    and from the deadly pestilence.(GS)
He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(GT)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(GU) and rampart.
You will not fear(GV) the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.(GW)

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm(GX) will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels(GY) concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;(GZ)
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(HA)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.(HB)

14 “Because he[u] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.(HC)
16 With long life(HD) I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.(HE)

Psalm 92[v]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(HF) to your name,(HG) O Most High,(HH)
proclaiming your love in the morning(HI)
    and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(HJ)
    and the melody of the harp.(HK)

For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy(HL) at what your hands have done.(HM)
How great are your works,(HN) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(HO)
Senseless people(HP) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(HQ)

But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

For surely your enemies(HR), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.(HS)
10 You have exalted my horn[w](HT) like that of a wild ox;(HU)
    fine oils(HV) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(HW)

12 The righteous will flourish(HX) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(HY)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.(HZ)
14 They will still bear fruit(IA) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(IB)

Psalm 93

The Lord reigns,(IC) he is robed in majesty;(ID)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(IE)
    indeed, the world is established,(IF) firm and secure.(IG)
Your throne was established(IH) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.(II)

The seas(IJ) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(IK)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(IL)
Mightier than the thunder(IM) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(IN) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(IO)

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(IP) adorns your house(IQ)
    for endless days.

Psalm 94

The Lord is a God who avenges.(IR)
    O God who avenges, shine forth.(IS)
Rise up,(IT) Judge(IU) of the earth;
    pay back(IV) to the proud what they deserve.
How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(IW)

They pour out arrogant(IX) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(IY)
They crush your people,(IZ) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.(JA)
They slay the widow(JB) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.(JC)
They say, “The Lord does not see;(JD)
    the God of Jacob(JE) takes no notice.”

Take notice, you senseless ones(JF) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
    Does he who formed the eye not see?(JG)
10 Does he who disciplines(JH) nations not punish?
    Does he who teaches(JI) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(JJ)
    he knows that they are futile.(JK)

12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(JL) Lord,
    the one you teach(JM) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(JN)
    till a pit(JO) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(JP)
    he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(JQ)
    and all the upright in heart(JR) will follow it.

16 Who will rise up(JS) for me against the wicked?
    Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(JT)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(JU)
    I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(JV)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(JW)
    your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(JX) was great within me,
    your consolation(JY) brought me joy.

20 Can a corrupt throne(JZ) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(KA)
21 The wicked band together(KB) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent(KC) to death.(KD)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock(KE) in whom I take refuge.(KF)
23 He will repay(KG) them for their sins
    and destroy(KH) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.

Psalm 95

Come,(KI) let us sing for joy(KJ) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(KK) to the Rock(KL) of our salvation.
Let us come before him(KM) with thanksgiving(KN)
    and extol him with music(KO) and song.

For the Lord is the great God,(KP)
    the great King(KQ) above all gods.(KR)
In his hand are the depths of the earth,(KS)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.(KT)

Come, let us bow down(KU) in worship,(KV)
    let us kneel(KW) before the Lord our Maker;(KX)
for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,(KY)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
“Do not harden your hearts(KZ) as you did at Meribah,[x](LA)
    as you did that day at Massah[y] in the wilderness,(LB)
where your ancestors tested(LC) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(LD) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(LE)
    and they have not known my ways.’(LF)
11 So I declared on oath(LG) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(LH)

Psalm 96(LI)

Sing to the Lord(LJ) a new song;(LK)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(LL)
    proclaim his salvation(LM) day after day.
Declare his glory(LN) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds(LO) among all peoples.

For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(LP)
    he is to be feared(LQ) above all gods.(LR)
For all the gods of the nations are idols,(LS)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(LT)
Splendor and majesty(LU) are before him;
    strength and glory(LV) are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord,(LW) all you families of nations,(LX)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering(LY) and come into his courts.(LZ)
Worship the Lord(MA) in the splendor of his[z] holiness;(MB)
    tremble(MC) before him, all the earth.(MD)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(ME)
    The world is firmly established,(MF) it cannot be moved;(MG)
    he will judge(MH) the peoples with equity.(MI)

11 Let the heavens rejoice,(MJ) let the earth be glad;(MK)
    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(ML) sing for joy.(MM)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(MN) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(MO)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(MP)

Psalm 97

The Lord reigns,(MQ) let the earth be glad;(MR)
    let the distant shores(MS) rejoice.
Clouds(MT) and thick darkness(MU) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(MV)
Fire(MW) goes before(MX) him
    and consumes(MY) his foes on every side.
His lightning(MZ) lights up the world;
    the earth(NA) sees and trembles.(NB)
The mountains melt(NC) like wax(ND) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(NE)
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(NF)
    and all peoples see his glory.(NG)

All who worship images(NH) are put to shame,(NI)
    those who boast in idols(NJ)
    worship him,(NK) all you gods!(NL)

Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(NM)
    because of your judgments,(NN) Lord.
For you, Lord, are the Most High(NO) over all the earth;(NP)
    you are exalted(NQ) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(NR)
    for he guards(NS) the lives of his faithful ones(NT)
    and delivers(NU) them from the hand of the wicked.(NV)
11 Light shines[aa](NW) on the righteous(NX)
    and joy on the upright in heart.(NY)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(NZ) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.(OA)

Psalm 98

A psalm.

Sing to the Lord(OB) a new song,(OC)
    for he has done marvelous things;(OD)
his right hand(OE) and his holy arm(OF)
    have worked salvation(OG) for him.
The Lord has made his salvation known(OH)
    and revealed his righteousness(OI) to the nations.(OJ)
He has remembered(OK) his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(OL) have seen
    the salvation of our God.(OM)

Shout for joy(ON) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(OO)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(OP)
with trumpets(OQ) and the blast of the ram’s horn(OR)
    shout for joy(OS) before the Lord, the King.(OT)

Let the sea(OU) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(OV)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(OW)
    let the mountains(OX) 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.(OY)

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns,(OZ)
    let the nations tremble;(PA)
he sits enthroned(PB) between the cherubim,(PC)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(PD) in Zion;(PE)
    he is exalted(PF) over all the nations.
Let them praise(PG) your great and awesome name(PH)
    he is holy.(PI)

The King(PJ) is mighty, he loves justice(PK)
    you have established equity;(PL)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(PM)
Exalt(PN) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

Moses(PO) and Aaron(PP) were among his priests,
    Samuel(PQ) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered(PR) them.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(PS)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(PT)
    though you punished(PU) their misdeeds.[ab]
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(PV) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(PW) with gladness;
    come before him(PX) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(PY)
    It is he who made us,(PZ) and we are his[ac];
    we are his people,(QA) the sheep of his pasture.(QB)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(QC)
    and his courts(QD) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(QE)
For the Lord is good(QF) and his love endures forever;(QG)
    his faithfulness(QH) continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

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

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

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

Whoever slanders their neighbor(QO) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(QP) 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(QQ)
    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(QR) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(QS) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(QT)
    from the city of the Lord.(QU)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 85:1 In Hebrew texts 85:1-13 is numbered 85:2-14.
  2. Psalm 85:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
  3. Psalm 87:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
  4. Psalm 87:4 A poetic name for Egypt
  5. Psalm 87:4 That is, the upper Nile region
  6. Psalm 87:4 Or “I will record concerning those who acknowledge me: / ‘This one was born in Zion.’ / Hear this, Rahab and Babylon, / and you too, Philistia, Tyre and Cush.”
  7. Psalm 88:1 In Hebrew texts 88:1-18 is numbered 88:2-19.
  8. Psalm 88:1 Title: Possibly a tune, “The Suffering of Affliction”
  9. Psalm 88:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  10. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
  11. Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon
  12. Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
  13. Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  14. Psalm 89:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 37, 45 and 48.
  15. Psalm 89:17 Horn here symbolizes strong one.
  16. Psalm 89:18 Or sovereign
  17. Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  18. Psalm 89:50 Or your servants have
  19. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
  20. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
  21. Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king
  22. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
  23. Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  24. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  25. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
  26. Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
  27. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
  28. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  29. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves