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Psalm 95-103
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 95-103
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 95
A Call to Worship and Obedience
1 O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!(A)
2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!(B)
3 For the Lord is a great God
and a great King above all gods.(C)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and the dry land, which his hands have formed.(D)
6 O come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!(E)
7 For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture
and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice!(F)
8 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,
as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,(G)
9 when your ancestors tested me
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.(H)
10 For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray,
and they do not regard my ways.”(I)
11 Therefore in my anger I swore,
“They shall not enter my rest.”(J)
Psalm 96
Praise to God Who Comes in Judgment
1 O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.(K)
2 Sing to the Lord; bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.(L)
3 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.(M)
4 For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.(N)
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(O)
6 Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.(P)
7 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(Q)
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come into his courts.(R)
9 Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.(S)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity.”(T)
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar and all that fills it;(U)
12 let the field exult and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with his truth.(V)
Psalm 97
The Glory of God’s Reign
1 The Lord is king! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!(W)
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(X)
3 Fire goes before him
and consumes his adversaries on every side.(Y)
4 His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.(Z)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples behold his glory.
7 All servants of images are put to shame,
those who make their boast in worthless idols;
all gods bow down before him.(AA)
8 Zion hears and is glad,
and the towns[a] of Judah rejoice
because of your judgments, O God.(AB)
9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.(AC)
10 You who love the Lord, hate evil;
he guards the lives of his faithful;
he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.(AD)
11 Light dawns[b] for the righteous
and joy for the upright in heart.(AE)
12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!
Psalm 98
Praise the Judge of the World
A Psalm.
1 O sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things.
His right hand and his holy arm
have gotten him victory.(AF)
2 The Lord has made known his victory;
he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.(AG)
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.(AH)
4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.(AI)
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.(AJ)
7 Let the sea roar and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it.(AK)
8 Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing together for joy(AL)
9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with equity.(AM)
Psalm 99
Praise to God for His Holiness
1 The Lord is king; let the peoples tremble!
He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!(AN)
2 The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the peoples.(AO)
3 Let them praise your great and awesome name.
Holy is he!
4 Mighty King,[c] lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(AP)
5 Extol the Lord our God;
worship at his footstool.
Holy is he!(AQ)
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel also was among those who called on his name.
They cried to the Lord, and he answered them.(AR)
7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud;
they kept his decrees
and the statutes that he gave them.(AS)
8 O Lord our God, you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them
but an avenger of their wrongdoings.(AT)
9 Extol the Lord our God,
and worship at his holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.(AU)
Psalm 100
All Lands Summoned to Praise God
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.(AV)
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[d]
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.(AW)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him; bless his name.(AX)
5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever
and his faithfulness to all generations.(AY)
Psalm 101
A Sovereign’s Pledge of Integrity and Justice
Of David. A Psalm.
1 I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
to you, O Lord, I will sing.(AZ)
2 I will study the way that is blameless.
When shall I attain it?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;(BA)
3 I will not set before my eyes
anything that is base.
I hate the work of those who fall away;
it shall not cling to me.(BB)
4 Perverseness of heart shall be far from me;
I will know nothing of evil.(BC)
5 One who secretly slanders a neighbor
I will destroy.
A haughty look and an arrogant heart
I will not tolerate.(BD)
6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
so that they may live with me;
whoever walks in the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.(BE)
7 No one who practices deceit
shall remain in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall continue in my presence.
8 Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
cutting off all evildoers
from the city of the Lord.(BF)
Psalm 102
Prayer to the Eternal King for Help
A prayer of one afflicted, when faint and pleading before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer, O Lord;
let my cry come to you.(BG)
2 Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call.(BH)
3 For my days pass away like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.(BI)
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass;
I am too wasted to eat my bread.(BJ)
5 Because of my loud groaning,
my bones cling to my skin.(BK)
6 I am like a desert owl[e] of the wilderness,
like a little owl of the waste places.(BL)
7 I lie awake;
I am like a lonely bird on the housetop.(BM)
8 All day long my enemies taunt me;
those who deride me use my name for a curse.(BN)
9 Indeed, I eat ashes like bread
and mingle tears with my drink,(BO)
10 because of your indignation and anger,
for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow;
I wither away like grass.(BP)
12 But you, O Lord, are enthroned forever;
your name endures to all generations.(BQ)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to favor it;
the appointed time has come.(BR)
14 For your servants hold its stones dear
and have pity on its dust.
15 The nations will fear the name of the Lord
and all the kings of the earth your glory.(BS)
16 For the Lord will build up Zion;
he will appear in his glory.(BT)
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.(BU)
18 Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord:(BV)
19 that he looked down from his holy height,
from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,(BW)
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,(BX)
21 so that the name of the Lord may be declared in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem,(BY)
22 when peoples gather together,
and kingdoms, to serve the Lord.(BZ)
23 He has broken my strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.(CA)
24 “O my God,” I say, “do not take me away
at the midpoint of my life,
you whose years endure
throughout all generations.”(CB)
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.(CC)
26 They will perish, but you endure;
they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away,(CD)
27 but you are the same, and your years have no end.(CE)
28 The children of your servants shall live secure;
their offspring shall be established in your presence.(CF)
Psalm 103
Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness
Of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.(CG)
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and do not forget all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,(CH)
4 who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,(CI)
5 who satisfies you with good as long as you live[f]
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord works vindication
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(CJ)
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he keep his anger forever.(CK)
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins
nor repay us according to our iniquities.(CL)
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;(CM)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us.(CN)
13 As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.(CO)
14 For he knows how we were made;
he remembers that we are dust.(CP)
15 As for mortals, their days are like grass;
they flourish like a flower of the field;(CQ)
16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,
18 to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.(CR)
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.(CS)
20 Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his bidding,
obedient to his spoken word.(CT)
21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers who do his will.(CU)
22 Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Psalm 95-103
New International Version
Psalm 95-103
New International Version
Psalm 95
1 Come,(A) let us sing for joy(B) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud(C) to the Rock(D) of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him(E) with thanksgiving(F)
and extol him with music(G) and song.
3 For the Lord is the great God,(H)
the great King(I) above all gods.(J)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,(K)
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.(L)
6 Come, let us bow down(M) in worship,(N)
let us kneel(O) before the Lord our Maker;(P)
7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,(Q)
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
8 “Do not harden your hearts(R) as you did at Meribah,[a](S)
as you did that day at Massah[b] in the wilderness,(T)
9 where your ancestors tested(U) me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(V) I was angry with that generation;
I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(W)
and they have not known my ways.’(X)
11 So I declared on oath(Y) in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(Z)
Psalm 96(AA)
1 Sing to the Lord(AB) a new song;(AC)
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(AD)
proclaim his salvation(AE) day after day.
3 Declare his glory(AF) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds(AG) among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(AH)
he is to be feared(AI) above all gods.(AJ)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,(AK)
but the Lord made the heavens.(AL)
6 Splendor and majesty(AM) are before him;
strength and glory(AN) are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord,(AO) all you families of nations,(AP)
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering(AQ) and come into his courts.(AR)
9 Worship the Lord(AS) in the splendor of his[c] holiness;(AT)
tremble(AU) before him, all the earth.(AV)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(AW)”
The world is firmly established,(AX) it cannot be moved;(AY)
he will judge(AZ) the peoples with equity.(BA)
11 Let the heavens rejoice,(BB) let the earth be glad;(BC)
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(BD) sing for joy.(BE)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge(BF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(BG)
and the peoples in his faithfulness.(BH)
Psalm 97
1 The Lord reigns,(BI) let the earth be glad;(BJ)
let the distant shores(BK) rejoice.
2 Clouds(BL) and thick darkness(BM) surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(BN)
3 Fire(BO) goes before(BP) him
and consumes(BQ) his foes on every side.
4 His lightning(BR) lights up the world;
the earth(BS) sees and trembles.(BT)
5 The mountains melt(BU) like wax(BV) before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.(BW)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(BX)
and all peoples see his glory.(BY)
7 All who worship images(BZ) are put to shame,(CA)
those who boast in idols(CB)—
worship him,(CC) all you gods!(CD)
8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad(CE)
because of your judgments,(CF) Lord.
9 For you, Lord, are the Most High(CG) over all the earth;(CH)
you are exalted(CI) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(CJ)
for he guards(CK) the lives of his faithful ones(CL)
and delivers(CM) them from the hand of the wicked.(CN)
11 Light shines[d](CO) on the righteous(CP)
and joy on the upright in heart.(CQ)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(CR) you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.(CS)
Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the Lord(CT) a new song,(CU)
for he has done marvelous things;(CV)
his right hand(CW) and his holy arm(CX)
have worked salvation(CY) for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known(CZ)
and revealed his righteousness(DA) to the nations.(DB)
3 He has remembered(DC) his love
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(DD) have seen
the salvation of our God.(DE)
4 Shout for joy(DF) to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the Lord with the harp,(DG)
with the harp and the sound of singing,(DH)
6 with trumpets(DI) and the blast of the ram’s horn(DJ)—
shout for joy(DK) before the Lord, the King.(DL)
7 Let the sea(DM) resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.(DN)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,(DO)
let the mountains(DP) sing together for joy;
9 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.(DQ)
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(DR)
let the nations tremble;(DS)
he sits enthroned(DT) between the cherubim,(DU)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(DV) in Zion;(DW)
he is exalted(DX) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(DY) your great and awesome name(DZ)—
he is holy.(EA)
4 The King(EB) is mighty, he loves justice(EC)—
you have established equity;(ED)
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.(EE)
5 Exalt(EF) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6 Moses(EG) and Aaron(EH) were among his priests,
Samuel(EI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered(EJ) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(EK)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(EL)
though you punished(EM) their misdeeds.[e]
9 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.
1 Shout for joy(EN) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(EO) with gladness;
come before him(EP) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(EQ)
It is he who made us,(ER) and we are his[f];
we are his people,(ES) the sheep of his pasture.(ET)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(EU)
and his courts(EV) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(EW)
5 For the Lord is good(EX) and his love endures forever;(EY)
his faithfulness(EZ) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(FA) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(FB)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(FC) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(FD)
I hate what faithless people do;(FE)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(FF) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(FG) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(FH) 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(FI)
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(FJ) I will put to silence
all the wicked(FK) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(FL)
from the city of the Lord.(FM)
Psalm 102[g]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(FN) Lord;
let my cry for help(FO) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(FP) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(FQ) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(FR)
my bones(FS) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(FT)
I forget to eat my food.(FU)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(FV)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(FW)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(FX) I have become
like a bird alone(FY) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(FZ) taunt me;(GA)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(GB)
9 For I eat ashes(GC) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(GD)
10 because of your great wrath,(GE)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(GF)
I wither(GG) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(GH)
your renown endures(GI) through all generations.(GJ)
13 You will arise(GK) and have compassion(GL) on Zion,
for it is time(GM) to show favor(GN) to her;
the appointed time(GO) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(GP) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(GQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(GR)
and appear in his glory.(GS)
17 He will respond to the prayer(GT) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(GU) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(GV) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(GW) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(GX)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(GY) in Zion
and his praise(GZ) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(HA) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[h] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(HB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(HC) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(HD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(HE) are the work of your hands.(HF)
26 They will perish,(HG) 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,(HH)
and your years will never end.(HI)
28 The children of your servants(HJ) will live in your presence;
their descendants(HK) will be established before you.”
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the Lord,(HL) my soul;(HM)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(HN)
2 Praise the Lord,(HO) my soul,
and forget not(HP) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(HQ)
and heals(HR) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(HS) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(HT)
5 who satisfies(HU) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(HV) like the eagle’s.(HW)
7 He made known(HZ) his ways(IA) to Moses,
his deeds(IB) to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(IC)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(ID)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(IE)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(IF) for those who fear him;(IG)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(IH) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(II) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(IJ)
he remembers that we are dust.(IK)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(IL)
they flourish like a flower(IM) of the field;
16 the wind blows(IN) over it and it is gone,
and its place(IO) 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(IP)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(IQ)
and remember(IR) to obey his precepts.(IS)
20 Praise the Lord,(IV) you his angels,(IW)
you mighty ones(IX) who do his bidding,(IY)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(IZ)
you his servants(JA) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(JB)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord, my soul.(JC)
Footnotes
- Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
- Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
- Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
- Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
- Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
- Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
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