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99 The Lord rules as king.
Let the people tremble.
He is enthroned over the angels.[a]
Let the earth quake.
The Lord is mighty in Zion.
He is high above all people.
Let them give thanks to your great and fearful name.

He is holy!

The king’s strength is that he loves justice.
You have established fairness.
You have done what is fair and right for Jacob.

Highly honor the Lord our God.
Bow down at his footstool.

He is holy!

Moses and Aaron were among his priests.
Samuel was among those who prayed to him.
They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
He spoke to them from a column of smoke.
They obeyed his written instructions and the laws that he gave them.
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.

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.
Serve the Lord cheerfully.
Come into his presence with a joyful song.
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.
Enter his gates with a song of thanksgiving.
Come into his courtyards with a song of praise.
Give thanks to him; praise his name.

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.
I want to understand the path to integrity.
When will you come to me?

I will live in my own home with integrity.
I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes.
I hate what unfaithful people do.
I want no part of it.
I will keep far away from devious minds.
I will have nothing to do with evil.
I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor.
I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.
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.

The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home.
The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence.

Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land
to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.

Footnotes

  1. 99:1 Or “cherubim.”
  2. 100:3 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Greek, Targum, Latin; other Hebrew manuscripts “and not we ourselves.”

Psalm 99

The Lord reigns,(A)
    let the nations tremble;(B)
he sits enthroned(C) between the cherubim,(D)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(E) in Zion;(F)
    he is exalted(G) over all the nations.
Let them praise(H) your great and awesome name(I)
    he is holy.(J)

The King(K) is mighty, he loves justice(L)
    you have established equity;(M)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.(N)
Exalt(O) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

Moses(P) and Aaron(Q) were among his priests,
    Samuel(R) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered(S) them.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(T)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(U)
    though you punished(V) 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(W) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(X) with gladness;
    come before him(Y) with joyful songs.
Know that the Lord is God.(Z)
    It is he who made us,(AA) and we are his[b];
    we are his people,(AB) the sheep of his pasture.(AC)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(AD)
    and his courts(AE) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(AF)
For the Lord is good(AG) and his love endures forever;(AH)
    his faithfulness(AI) continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

I will sing of your love(AJ) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
I will be careful to lead a blameless life(AK)
    when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairs(AL) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.(AM)

I hate what faithless people do;(AN)
    I will have no part in it.
The perverse of heart(AO) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor(AP) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(AQ) 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(AR)
    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(AS) I will put to silence
    all the wicked(AT) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(AU)
    from the city of the Lord.(AV)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  2. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves