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Psalm 98-102
New King James Version
Psalm 98-102
New King James Version
A Song of Praise to the Lord for His Salvation and Judgment
A Psalm.
98 Oh, (A)sing to the Lord a new song!
For He has (B)done marvelous things;
His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.
2 (C)The Lord has made known His salvation;
(D)His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the [a]nations.
3 He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
(E)All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.
5 Sing to the Lord with the harp,
With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
6 With trumpets and the sound of a horn;
Shout joyfully before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell in it;
8 Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together
9 before the Lord,
(F)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with [b]equity.
Praise to the Lord for His Holiness
99 The Lord reigns;
Let the peoples tremble!
(G)He dwells between the cherubim;
Let the earth be [c]moved!
2 The Lord is great in Zion,
And He is high above all the peoples.
3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name—
[d]He is holy.
4 The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His footstool—
He is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who (H)called upon His name;
They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
7 He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the [e]ordinance He gave them.
8 You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
9 Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.
A Song of Praise for the Lord’s Faithfulness to His People
(I)A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
100 Make (J)a joyful shout to the Lord, [f]all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the Lord, He is God;
(K)It is He who has made us, and [g]not we ourselves;
(L)We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (M)Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the Lord is good;
(N)His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
Promised Faithfulness to the Lord
A Psalm of David.
101 I will sing of mercy and justice;
To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will behave wisely in a [h]perfect way.
Oh, when will You come to me?
I will (O)walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set nothing [i]wicked before my eyes;
(P)I hate the work of those (Q)who fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not (R)know wickedness.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,
Him I will destroy;
(S)The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,
Him I will not endure.
6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [j]perfect way,
He shall serve me.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not [k]continue in my presence.
8 (T)Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
That I may cut off all the evildoers (U)from the city of the Lord.
The Lord’s Eternal Love
A Prayer of the afflicted, (V)when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the Lord.
102 Hear my prayer, O Lord,
And let my cry come to You.
2 (W)Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily.
3 For my days [l]are (X)consumed like smoke,
And my bones are burned like a hearth.
4 My heart is stricken and withered like grass,
So that I forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the sound of my groaning
My bones cling to my [m]skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
8 My enemies reproach me all day long;
Those who deride me swear an oath against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And mingled my drink with weeping,
10 Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
11 My days are like a shadow that lengthens,
And I wither away like grass.
12 But You, O Lord, shall endure forever,
And the remembrance of Your name to all generations.
13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.
14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.
15 So the [n]nations shall (Y)fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(Z)He shall appear in His glory.
17 (AA)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
18 This will be (AB)written for the generation to come,
That (AC)a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
19 For He (AD)looked down from the height of His sanctuary;
From heaven the Lord viewed the earth,
20 (AE)To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,
21 To (AF)declare the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 (AG)When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way;
He (AH)shortened my days.
24 (AI)I said, “O my God,
Do not take me away in the midst of my days;
(AJ)Your years are throughout all generations.
25 (AK)Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 (AL)They will perish, but You will [o]endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
And they will be changed.
27 But (AM)You are the same,
And Your years will have no end.
28 (AN)The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 98:2 Gentiles
- Psalm 98:9 uprightness
- Psalm 99:1 shaken
- Psalm 99:3 Or It
- Psalm 99:7 statute
- Psalm 100:1 Lit. all the earth
- Psalm 100:3 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., many Heb. mss., Tg. we are His
- Psalm 101:2 blameless
- Psalm 101:3 worthless
- Psalm 101:6 blameless
- Psalm 101:7 Lit. be established
- Psalm 102:3 Lit. end in
- Psalm 102:5 flesh
- Psalm 102:15 Gentiles
- Psalm 102:26 continue
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
Psalm 98-102
King James Version
Psalm 98-102
King James Version
98 O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
2 The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5 Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
9 Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
99 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2 The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.
100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
101 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.
4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.
5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the Lord.
102 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping.
10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O Lord, shall endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
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