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Psalm 98-102
Common English Bible
Psalm 98-102
Common English Bible
Psalm 98
A psalm.
98 Sing to the Lord a new song
because he has done wonderful things!
His own strong hand and his own holy arm
have won the victory!
2 The Lord has made his salvation widely known;
he has revealed his righteousness
in the eyes of all the nations.
3 God has remembered his loyal love
and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
every corner of the earth has seen our God’s salvation.
4 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth!
Be happy!
Rejoice out loud!
Sing your praises!
5 Sing your praises to the Lord with the lyre—
with the lyre and the sound of music.
6 With trumpets and a horn blast,
shout triumphantly before the Lord, the king!
7 Let the sea and everything in it roar;
the world and all its inhabitants too.
8 Let all the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains rejoice out loud altogether 9 before the Lord
because he is coming to establish justice on the earth!
He will establish justice in the world rightly;
he will establish justice among all people fairly.
Psalm 99
99 The Lord rules—
the nations shake!
He sits enthroned on the winged heavenly creatures—
the earth quakes!
2 The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted over all the nations.
3 Let them thank your great and awesome name.
He is holy!
4 Strong king[a] who loves justice,
you are the one who established what is fair.
You worked justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Magnify the Lord, our God!
Bow low at his footstool!
He is holy!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
Samuel too among those who called on his name.
They cried out to the Lord, and he himself answered them—
7 he spoke to them from a pillar of cloud.
They kept the laws and the rules God gave to them.
8 Lord our God, you answered them.
To them you were a God who forgives
but also the one who avenged their wrong deeds.
9 Magnify the Lord our God!
Bow low at his holy mountain
because the Lord our God is holy!
Psalm 100
A psalm of thanks.
100 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with celebration!
Come before him with shouts of joy!
3 Know that the Lord is God—
he made us; we belong to him.[b]
We are his people,
the sheep of his own pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanks;
enter his courtyards with praise!
Thank him! Bless his name!
5 Because the Lord is good,
his loyal love lasts forever;
his faithfulness lasts generation after generation.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
101 Oh, let me sing about faithful love and justice!
I want to sing my praises to you, Lord!
2 I want to study the way of integrity—
how long before it gets here?
I will walk with a heart of integrity
in my own house.
3 I won’t set my eyes on anything worthless.
I hate wrongdoing;
none of that will stick to me.
4 A corrupt heart will be far from me.
I won’t be familiar with evil.
5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly tells lies about a neighbor.
I can’t stomach anyone
who has proud eyes or an arrogant heart.
6 My eyes focus on those
who are faithful in the land,
to have them close to me.
The person who walks without blame
will work for me.
7 But the person who acts deceitfully
won’t stay in my house.
The person who tells lies
won’t last for long before me.
8 Every morning I will destroy
all those who are wicked in the land
in order to eliminate all evildoers
from the Lord’s city.
Psalm 102
A prayer of an oppressed person, when weak and pouring out grief to the Lord.
102 Lord, hear my prayer!
Let my cry reach you!
2 Don’t hide your face from me
in my time of trouble!
Listen to me!
Answer me quickly as I cry out!
3 Because my days disappear like smoke,
my bones are burned up as if in an oven;
4 my heart is smashed like dried-up grass.
I even forget to eat my food
5 because of my intense groans.
My bones are protruding from my skin.
6 I’m like some wild owl—
like some screech owl in the desert.
7 I lie awake all night.
I’m all alone like a bird on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies make fun of me;
those who mock me curse using my name!
9 I’ve been eating ashes instead of bread.
I’ve been mixing tears into my drinks
10 because of your anger and wrath,
because you picked me up and threw me away.
11 My days are like a shadow soon gone.
I’m dried up like dead grass.
12 But you, Lord, rule forever!
Your fame lasts from one generation to the next!
13 You will stand up—
you’ll have compassion on Zion
because it is time to have mercy on her—
the time set for that has now come!
14 Your servants cherish Zion’s stones;
they show mercy even to her dirt.
15 The nations will honor the Lord’s name;
all the earth’s rulers will honor your glory
16 because the Lord will rebuild Zion;
he will be seen there in his glory.
17 God will turn to the prayer of the impoverished;
he won’t despise their prayers.
18 Let this be written down for the next generation
so that people not yet created will praise the Lord:
19 The Lord looked down from his holy summit,
surveyed the earth from heaven,
20 to hear the prisoners’ groans,
to set free those condemned to death,
21 that the Lord’s name may be declared in Zion
and his praise declared in Jerusalem,
22 when all people are gathered together—
all kingdoms—to serve the Lord.
23 God broke my strength in midstride,
cutting my days short.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the prime of life—
your years go on from one generation to the next!
25 You laid the earth’s foundations long ago;
the skies are your handiwork.
26 These things will pass away, but you will last.
All of these things will wear out like clothing;
you change them like clothes, and they pass on.
27 But you are the one!
Your years never end!
28 Let your servants’ children live safe;
let your servants’ descendants live secure in your presence.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:4 Correction; MT A king’s strength
- Psalm 100:3 Qere; Kethib and not we ourselves
Psalm 98-102
New International Version
Psalm 98-102
New International Version
Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the Lord(A) a new song,(B)
for he has done marvelous things;(C)
his right hand(D) and his holy arm(E)
have worked salvation(F) for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known(G)
and revealed his righteousness(H) to the nations.(I)
3 He has remembered(J) his love
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(K) have seen
the salvation of our God.(L)
4 Shout for joy(M) to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the Lord with the harp,(N)
with the harp and the sound of singing,(O)
6 with trumpets(P) and the blast of the ram’s horn(Q)—
shout for joy(R) before the Lord, the King.(S)
7 Let the sea(T) resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.(U)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,(V)
let the mountains(W) 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.(X)
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(Y)
let the nations tremble;(Z)
he sits enthroned(AA) between the cherubim,(AB)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(AC) in Zion;(AD)
he is exalted(AE) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(AF) your great and awesome name(AG)—
he is holy.(AH)
4 The King(AI) is mighty, he loves justice(AJ)—
you have established equity;(AK)
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.(AL)
5 Exalt(AM) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6 Moses(AN) and Aaron(AO) were among his priests,
Samuel(AP) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered(AQ) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(AR)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(AS)
though you punished(AT) their misdeeds.[a]
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(AU) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(AV) with gladness;
come before him(AW) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(AX)
It is he who made us,(AY) and we are his[b];
we are his people,(AZ) the sheep of his pasture.(BA)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(BB)
and his courts(BC) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(BD)
5 For the Lord is good(BE) and his love endures forever;(BF)
his faithfulness(BG) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(BH) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(BI)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(BJ) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(BK)
I hate what faithless people do;(BL)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(BM) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(BN) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(BO) 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(BP)
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(BQ) I will put to silence
all the wicked(BR) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(BS)
from the city of the Lord.(BT)
Psalm 102[c]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(BU) Lord;
let my cry for help(BV) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(BW) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(BX) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(BY)
my bones(BZ) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(CA)
I forget to eat my food.(CB)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(CC)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(CD)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(CE) I have become
like a bird alone(CF) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(CG) taunt me;(CH)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(CI)
9 For I eat ashes(CJ) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(CK)
10 because of your great wrath,(CL)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(CM)
I wither(CN) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(CO)
your renown endures(CP) through all generations.(CQ)
13 You will arise(CR) and have compassion(CS) on Zion,
for it is time(CT) to show favor(CU) to her;
the appointed time(CV) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(CW) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(CX) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(CY)
and appear in his glory.(CZ)
17 He will respond to the prayer(DA) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(DB) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(DC) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(DD) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(DE)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(DF) in Zion
and his praise(DG) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(DH) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[d] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(DI)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(DJ) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(DK) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(DL) are the work of your hands.(DM)
26 They will perish,(DN) 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,(DO)
and your years will never end.(DP)
28 The children of your servants(DQ) will live in your presence;
their descendants(DR) will be established before you.”
Footnotes
- 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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