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Psalm 101-104
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Psalm 101-104
New Living Translation
Psalm 101
A psalm of David.
1 I will sing of your love and justice, Lord.
I will praise you with songs.
2 I will be careful to live a blameless life—
when will you come to help me?
I will lead a life of integrity
in my own home.
3 I will refuse to look at
anything vile and vulgar.
I hate all who deal crookedly;
I will have nothing to do with them.
4 I will reject perverse ideas
and stay away from every evil.
5 I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors.
I will not endure conceit and pride.
6 I will search for faithful people
to be my companions.
Only those who are above reproach
will be allowed to serve me.
7 I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,
and liars will not stay in my presence.
8 My daily task will be to ferret out the wicked
and free the city of the Lord from their grip.
Psalm 102
A prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the Lord.
1 Lord, hear my prayer!
Listen to my plea!
2 Don’t turn away from me
in my time of distress.
Bend down to listen,
and answer me quickly when I call to you.
3 For my days disappear like smoke,
and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
4 My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.
5 Because of my groaning,
I am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like an owl in the desert,
like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
7 I lie awake,
lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.
8 My enemies taunt me day after day.
They mock and curse me.
9 I eat ashes for food.
My tears run down into my drink
10 because of your anger and wrath.
For you have picked me up and thrown me out.
11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, will sit on your throne forever.
Your fame will endure to every generation.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem[a]—
and now is the time to pity her,
now is the time you promised to help.
14 For your people love every stone in her walls
and cherish even the dust in her streets.
15 Then the nations will tremble before the Lord.
The kings of the earth will tremble before his glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Jerusalem.
He will appear in his glory.
17 He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
18 Let this be recorded for future generations,
so that a people not yet born will praise the Lord.
19 Tell them the Lord looked down
from his heavenly sanctuary.
He looked down to earth from heaven
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to release those condemned to die.
21 And so the Lord’s fame will be celebrated in Zion,
his praises in Jerusalem,
22 when multitudes gather together
and kingdoms come to worship the Lord.
23 He broke my strength in midlife,
cutting short my days.
24 But I cried to him, “O my God, who lives forever,
don’t take my life while I am so young!
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth
and made the heavens with your hands.
26 They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
27 But you are always the same;
you will live forever.
28 The children of your people
will live in security.
Their children’s children
will thrive in your presence.”
Psalm 103
A psalm of David.
1 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
2 Let all that I am praise the Lord;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
3 He forgives all my sins
and heals all my diseases.
4 He redeems me from death
and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
5 He fills my life with good things.
My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!
6 The Lord gives righteousness
and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
7 He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he knows how weak we are;
he remembers we are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass;
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 The wind blows, and we are gone—
as though we had never been here.
17 But the love of the Lord remains forever
with those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children
18 of those who are faithful to his covenant,
of those who obey his commandments!
19 The Lord has made the heavens his throne;
from there he rules over everything.
20 Praise the Lord, you angels,
you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
listening for each of his commands.
21 Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels
who serve him and do his will!
22 Praise the Lord, everything he has created,
everything in all his kingdom.
Let all that I am praise the Lord.
Psalm 104
1 Let all that I am praise the Lord.
O Lord my God, how great you are!
You are robed with honor and majesty.
2 You are dressed in a robe of light.
You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;
3 you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.
4 The winds are your messengers;
flames of fire are your servants.[b]
5 You placed the world on its foundation
so it would never be moved.
6 You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.
7 At your command, the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.
8 Mountains rose and valleys sank
to the levels you decreed.
9 Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,
so they would never again cover the earth.
10 You make springs pour water into the ravines,
so streams gush down from the mountains.
11 They provide water for all the animals,
and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds nest beside the streams
and sing among the branches of the trees.
13 You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.
14 You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from the earth—
15 wine to make them glad,
olive oil to soothe their skin,
and bread to give them strength.
16 The trees of the Lord are well cared for—
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 There the birds make their nests,
and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.
18 High in the mountains live the wild goats,
and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.[c]
19 You made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to set.
20 You send the darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals prowl about.
21 Then the young lions roar for their prey,
stalking the food provided by God.
22 At dawn they slink back
into their dens to rest.
23 Then people go off to their work,
where they labor until evening.
24 O Lord, what a variety of things you have made!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the ocean, vast and wide,
teeming with life of every kind,
both large and small.
26 See the ships sailing along,
and Leviathan,[d] which you made to play in the sea.
27 They all depend on you
to give them food as they need it.
28 When you supply it, they gather it.
You open your hand to feed them,
and they are richly satisfied.
29 But if you turn away from them, they panic.
When you take away their breath,
they die and turn again to dust.
30 When you give them your breath,[e] life is created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord continue forever!
The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!
32 The earth trembles at his glance;
the mountains smoke at his touch.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
I will praise my God to my last breath!
34 May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;
let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
Footnotes
- 102:13 Hebrew Zion; also in 102:16.
- 104:4 Greek version reads He sends his angels like the winds, / his servants like flames of fire. Compare Heb 1:7.
- 104:18 Or coneys, or rock badgers.
- 104:26 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
- 104:30 Or When you send your Spirit.
Psalm 101-104
New International Version
Psalm 101-104
New International Version
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(A) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(B)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(C) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(D)
I hate what faithless people do;(E)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(F) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(G) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(H) 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(I)
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(J) I will put to silence
all the wicked(K) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(L)
from the city of the Lord.(M)
Psalm 102[a]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(N) Lord;
let my cry for help(O) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(P) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(Q) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(R)
my bones(S) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(T)
I forget to eat my food.(U)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(V)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(W)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(X) I have become
like a bird alone(Y) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(Z) taunt me;(AA)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(AB)
9 For I eat ashes(AC) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(AD)
10 because of your great wrath,(AE)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(AF)
I wither(AG) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(AH)
your renown endures(AI) through all generations.(AJ)
13 You will arise(AK) and have compassion(AL) on Zion,
for it is time(AM) to show favor(AN) to her;
the appointed time(AO) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(AP) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(AQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(AR)
and appear in his glory.(AS)
17 He will respond to the prayer(AT) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(AU) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(AV) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(AW) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(AX)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(AY) in Zion
and his praise(AZ) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(BA) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[b] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(BB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(BC) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(BD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(BE) are the work of your hands.(BF)
26 They will perish,(BG) 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,(BH)
and your years will never end.(BI)
28 The children of your servants(BJ) will live in your presence;
their descendants(BK) will be established before you.”
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the Lord,(BL) my soul;(BM)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(BN)
2 Praise the Lord,(BO) my soul,
and forget not(BP) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(BQ)
and heals(BR) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(BS) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(BT)
5 who satisfies(BU) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(BV) like the eagle’s.(BW)
7 He made known(BZ) his ways(CA) to Moses,
his deeds(CB) to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(CC)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(CD)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(CE)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(CF) for those who fear him;(CG)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(CH) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(CI) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(CJ)
he remembers that we are dust.(CK)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(CL)
they flourish like a flower(CM) of the field;
16 the wind blows(CN) over it and it is gone,
and its place(CO) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children(CP)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(CQ)
and remember(CR) to obey his precepts.(CS)
20 Praise the Lord,(CV) you his angels,(CW)
you mighty ones(CX) who do his bidding,(CY)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(CZ)
you his servants(DA) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(DB)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord, my soul.(DC)
Psalm 104
1 Praise the Lord, my soul.(DD)
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(DE)
2 The Lord wraps(DF) himself in light(DG) as with a garment;
he stretches(DH) out the heavens(DI) like a tent(DJ)
3 and lays the beams(DK) of his upper chambers on their waters.(DL)
He makes the clouds(DM) his chariot(DN)
and rides on the wings of the wind.(DO)
4 He makes winds his messengers,[c](DP)
flames of fire(DQ) his servants.
5 He set the earth(DR) on its foundations;(DS)
it can never be moved.
6 You covered it(DT) with the watery depths(DU) as with a garment;
the waters stood(DV) above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke(DW) the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder(DX) they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned(DY) for them.
9 You set a boundary(DZ) they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
10 He makes springs(EA) pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(EB) to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys(EC) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(ED) nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.(EE)
13 He waters the mountains(EF) from his upper chambers;(EG)
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(EH)
14 He makes grass grow(EI) for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate—
bringing forth food(EJ) from the earth:
15 wine(EK) that gladdens human hearts,
oil(EL) to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains(EM) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(EN) are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon(EO) that he planted.
17 There the birds(EP) make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(EQ)
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(ER)
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(ES)
and the sun(ET) knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness,(EU) it becomes night,(EV)
and all the beasts of the forest(EW) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(EX)
and seek their food from God.(EY)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.(EZ)
23 Then people go out to their work,(FA)
to their labor until evening.(FB)
24 How many are your works,(FC) Lord!
In wisdom you made(FD) them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(FE)
25 There is the sea,(FF) vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.(FG)
26 There the ships(FH) go to and fro,
and Leviathan,(FI) which you formed to frolic(FJ) there.(FK)
27 All creatures look to you
to give them their food(FL) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied(FM) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(FN)
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.(FO)
30 When you send your Spirit,(FP)
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord(FQ) endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works(FR)—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(FS)
who touches the mountains,(FT) and they smoke.(FU)
33 I will sing(FV) to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice(FW) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(FX) from the earth
and the wicked be no more.(FY)
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Footnotes
- Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
- Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
- Psalm 104:4 Or angels
- Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
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