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98 A Psalm. Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, For wonders He hath done, Given salvation to Him hath His right hand and His holy arm.

Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,

He hath remembered His kindness, And His faithfulness to the house of Israel, All ends of earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Shout to Jehovah, all the earth, Break forth, and cry aloud, and sing.

Sing to Jehovah with harp, With harp, and voice of praise,

With trumpets, and voice of a cornet, Shout ye before the king Jehovah.

Roar doth the sea and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

Floods clap hand, together hills cry aloud,

Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness!

99 Jehovah hath reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubs, the earth shaketh.

Jehovah in Zion [is] great, And high He [is] over all the peoples.

They praise Thy name, `Great, and fearful, holy [it] is.'

And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy [is] He.

Moses and Aaron among His priests, And Samuel among those proclaiming His name. They are calling unto Jehovah, And He doth answer them.

In a pillar of cloud He speaketh unto them, They have kept His testimonies, And the statute He hath given to them.

O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His holy hill, For holy [is] Jehovah our God!

100 A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout to Jehovah, all the earth.

Serve Jehovah with joy, come before him with singing.

Know that Jehovah He [is] God, He made us, and we are His, His people -- and the flock of His pasture.

Enter ye His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise, Give ye thanks to Him, bless ye His Name.

For good [is] Jehovah, to the age His kindness, And to generation and generation His faithfulness!

101 A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.

I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

A perverse heart turneth aside from me, Wickedness I know not.

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.

He dwelleth not in my house who is working deceit, Whoso is speaking lies Is not established before mine eyes.

At morning I cut off all the wicked of the land, To cut off from the city of Jehovah All the workers of iniquity!

102 A Prayer of the afflicted when he is feeble, and before Jehovah poureth out his plaint. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, yea, my cry to Thee cometh.

Hide not Thou Thy face from me, In a day of mine adversity, Incline unto me Thine ear, In the day I call, haste, answer me.

For consumed in smoke have been my days, And my bones as a fire-brand have burned.

Smitten as the herb, and withered, is my heart, For I have forgotten to eat my bread.

From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

I have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.

I have watched, and I am As a bird alone on the roof.

All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

Because ashes as bread I have eaten, And my drink with weeping have mingled,

10 From Thine indignation and Thy wrath, For Thou hast lifted me up, And dost cast me down.

11 My days as a shadow [are] stretched out, And I -- as the herb I am withered.

12 And Thou, O Jehovah, to the age abidest, And Thy memorial to all generations.

13 Thou -- Thou risest -- Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.

14 For Thy servants have been pleased with her stones, And her dust they favour.

15 And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

16 For Jehovah hath builded Zion, He hath been seen in His honour,

17 He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.

18 This is written for a later generation, And the people created do praise Jah.

19 For He hath looked From the high place of His sanctuary. Jehovah from heaven unto earth looked attentively,

20 To hear the groan of the prisoner, To loose sons of death,

21 To declare in Zion the name of Jehovah, And His praise in Jerusalem,

22 In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms -- to serve Jehovah.

23 He hath humbled in the way my power, He hath shortened my days.

24 I say, `My God, take me not up in the midst of my days,' Through all generations [are] Thine years.

25 Beforetime the earth Thou didst found, And the work of Thy hands [are] the heavens.

26 They -- They perish, and Thou remainest, And all of them as a garment become old, As clothing Thou changest them, And they are changed.

27 And Thou [art] the same, and Thine years are not finished.

28 The sons of Thy servants do continue, And their seed before Thee is established!

Psalm 98

A psalm.

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.
The Lord has made his salvation known(G)
    and revealed his righteousness(H) to the nations.(I)
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)

Shout for joy(M) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(N)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(O)
with trumpets(P) and the blast of the ram’s horn(Q)
    shout for joy(R) before the Lord, the King.(S)

Let the sea(T) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(U)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(V)
    let the mountains(W) sing together for joy;
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

The Lord reigns,(Y)
    let the nations tremble;(Z)
he sits enthroned(AA) between the cherubim,(AB)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(AC) in Zion;(AD)
    he is exalted(AE) over all the nations.
Let them praise(AF) your great and awesome name(AG)
    he is holy.(AH)

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)
Exalt(AM) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

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.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(AR)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(AS)
    though you punished(AT) their misdeeds.[a]
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.

Shout for joy(AU) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(AV) with gladness;
    come before him(AW) with joyful songs.
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)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(BB)
    and his courts(BC) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(BD)
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.

I will sing of your love(BH) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
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.
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.
The perverse of heart(BM) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

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.

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.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

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.

Hear my prayer,(BU) Lord;
    let my cry for help(BV) come to you.
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.

For my days vanish like smoke;(BY)
    my bones(BZ) burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(CA)
    I forget to eat my food.(CB)
In my distress I groan aloud(CC)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(CD)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(CE) I have become
    like a bird alone(CF) on a roof.
All day long my enemies(CG) taunt me;(CH)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(CI)
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

  1. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  2. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
  3. Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
  4. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power