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Psalm 98-102
GOD’S WORD Translation
Psalm 98-102
GOD’S WORD Translation
A psalm.
98 Sing a new song to the Lord
because he has done miraculous things.
His right hand and his holy arm have gained victory for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known.
He has uncovered his righteousness for the nations to see.
3 He has not forgotten to be merciful and faithful
to Israel’s descendants.
All the ends of the earth have seen how our God saves ⌞them⌟.
4 Shout happily to the Lord, all the earth.
Break out into joyful singing, and make music.
5 Make music to the Lord with a lyre,
with a lyre and the melody of a psalm,
6 with trumpets and the playing of a ram’s horn.
Shout happily in the presence of the king, the Lord.
7 Let the sea, everything in it,
the world, and those who live in it roar like thunder.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands
and the mountains sing joyfully
9 in the Lord’s presence
because he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice
and its people with fairness.
99 The Lord rules as king.
Let the people tremble.
He is enthroned over the angels.[a]
Let the earth quake.
2 The Lord is mighty in Zion.
He is high above all people.
3 Let them give thanks to your great and fearful name.
He is holy!
4 The king’s strength is that he loves justice.
You have established fairness.
You have done what is fair and right for Jacob.
5 Highly honor the Lord our God.
Bow down at his footstool.
He is holy!
6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests.
Samuel was among those who prayed to him.
They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them from a column of smoke.
They obeyed his written instructions and the laws that he gave them.
8 O Lord, our God, you answered them.
You showed them that you are a forgiving God
and that you are a God who punishes their ⌞sinful⌟ deeds.
9 Highly honor the Lord our God.
Bow at his holy mountain.
The Lord our God is holy!
A psalm of thanksgiving.
100 Shout happily to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Serve the Lord cheerfully.
Come into his presence with a joyful song.
3 Realize that the Lord alone is God.
He made us, and we are his.[b]
We are his people and the sheep in his care.
4 Enter his gates with a song of thanksgiving.
Come into his courtyards with a song of praise.
Give thanks to him; praise his name.
5 The Lord is good.
His mercy endures forever.
His faithfulness endures throughout every generation.
A psalm by David.
101 I will sing about mercy and justice.
O Lord, I will make music to praise you.
2 I want to understand the path to integrity.
When will you come to me?
I will live in my own home with integrity.
3 I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes.
I hate what unfaithful people do.
I want no part of it.
4 I will keep far away from devious minds.
I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor.
I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
6 My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land
so that they may live with me.
The person who lives with integrity will serve me.
7 The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home.
The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence.
8 Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land
to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.
A prayer by someone who is suffering, when he is weary and pours out his troubles in the Lord’s presence.
102 O Lord, hear my prayer,
and let my cry for help come to you.
2 Do not hide your face from me when I am in trouble.
Turn your ear toward me.
Answer me quickly when I call.
3 My days disappear like smoke.
My bones burn like hot coals.
4 My heart is beaten down and withered like grass
because I have forgotten about eating.
5 I am nothing but skin and bones
because of my loud groans.
6 I am like a desert owl,
like an owl living in the ruins.
7 I lie awake.
I am like a lonely bird on a rooftop.
8 All day long my enemies insult me.
Those who ridicule me use my name as a curse.
9 I eat ashes like bread
and my tears are mixed with my drink
10 because of your hostility and anger,
because you have picked me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that is getting longer,
and I wither away like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, remain forever.
You are remembered throughout every generation.
13 You will rise and have compassion on Zion,
because it is time to grant a favor to it.
Indeed, the appointed time has come.
14 Your servants value Zion’s stones,
and they pity its rubble.
15 The nations will fear the Lord’s name.
All the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 When the Lord builds Zion,
he will appear in his glory.
17 He will turn his attention to the prayers
of those who have been abandoned.
He will not despise their prayers.
18 This will be written down for a future generation
so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down from his holy place high above.
From heaven he looked at the earth.
20 He heard the groans of the prisoners
and set free those who were condemned to death.
21 The Lord’s name is announced in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem
22 when nations and kingdoms gather
to worship the Lord.”
23 He has weakened my strength along the way.
He has reduced ⌞the number of⌟ my days.
24 I said, “My God, don’t take me now in the middle of my life.
Your years ⌞continue on⌟ throughout every generation.
25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth.
Even the heavens are the works of your hands.
26 They will come to an end, but you will still go on.
They will all wear out like clothing.
You will change them like clothes,
and they will be thrown away.
27 But you remain the same, and your life will never end.
28 The children of your servants will go on living ⌞here⌟.
Their descendants will be secure in your presence.”
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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