Praise to the Lord for His Faithfulness to Israel.

99 (A)The Lord reigns, [a]the peoples tremble!
He (B)sits enthroned above the cherubim, [b]the earth quakes!
The Lord [c]is (C)great in Zion,
And He is (D)exalted above all the peoples.
May they praise Your (E)great and awesome name;
(F)Holy is [d]He.
The [e]strength of the King (G)loves [f]justice;
You have established [g](H)order;
You have (I)executed [h]justice and righteousness in Jacob.
[i](J)Exalt the Lord our God
And (K)worship at His footstool;
(L)Holy is He.

(M)Moses and Aaron were among His (N)priests,
And (O)Samuel was among those who (P)called on His name;
They (Q)called upon the Lord and He answered them.
He (R)spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
They (S)kept His testimonies
And the statute that He gave them.
Lord our God, You (T)answered them;
You were a (U)forgiving God to them,
And yet an (V)avenger of their evil deeds.
Exalt 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 [j]Thanksgiving.

100 (W)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
(X)Serve the Lord with jubilation;
(Y)Come before Him with rejoicing.
Know that (Z)the Lord [k]Himself is God;
It is He who has (AA)made us, and [l]not we ourselves;
We are (AB)His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates (AC)with [m]thanksgiving,
And His courtyards with praise.
Give thanks to Him, (AD)bless His name.
For (AE)the Lord is good;
(AF)His mercy is everlasting
And His (AG)faithfulness is to all generations.

The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.

A Psalm of David.

101 I will (AH)sing of mercy and [n]justice;
To You, Lord, I will sing praises.
I will (AI)carefully attend to the [o]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the [p](AJ)integrity of my heart.
I will set no (AK)worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the [q]work of those who (AL)fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
A (AM)perverse heart shall leave me;
I will know no evil.
Whoever secretly (AN)slanders his neighbor, him I will [r]destroy;
I will not endure one who has a (AO)haughty look and an arrogant heart.

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
One who walks in a [s](AP)blameless way is one who will serve me.
One who (AQ)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
One who speaks lies (AR)shall not [t]maintain his position before me.
(AS)Every morning I will [u](AT)destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to (AU)eliminate from the (AV)city of the Lord all those who do injustice.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:1 Or let the
  2. Psalm 99:1 Or let the...quake
  3. Psalm 99:2 Or in Zion is great
  4. Psalm 99:3 Or it
  5. Psalm 99:4 Or You have established in equity the strength of the King who loves justice
  6. Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
  7. Psalm 99:4 Or uprightness
  8. Psalm 99:4 Or judgment
  9. Psalm 99:5 The verb is plural
  10. Psalm 100 Title Or thank offering
  11. Psalm 100:3 Or He
  12. Psalm 100:3 Some mss His we are
  13. Psalm 100:4 Or a thank offering
  14. Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
  15. Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
  16. Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
  17. Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
  18. Psalm 101:5 Or silence
  19. Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
  20. Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
  21. Psalm 101:8 Or silence

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns,(A)
    let the nations tremble;(B)
he sits enthroned(C) between the cherubim,(D)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(E) in Zion;(F)
    he is exalted(G) over all the nations.
Let them praise(H) your great and awesome name(I)
    he is holy.(J)

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)
Exalt(O) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

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.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(T)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(U)
    though you punished(V) their misdeeds.[a]
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(W) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(X) with gladness;
    come before him(Y) with joyful songs.
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)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(AD)
    and his courts(AE) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(AF)
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.

I will sing of your love(AJ) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
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.
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.
The perverse of heart(AO) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

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.

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.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

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)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  2. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves