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Psalm 99-101
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 99-101
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 99
The King Is Holy
1 The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned above the cherubim.(A)
Let the earth quake.(B)
2 Yahweh is great in Zion;
He is exalted above all the peoples.(C)
3 Let them praise Your great
and awe-inspiring name.(D)
He is holy.(E)
4 The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(F)
5 Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His footstool.(G)
He is holy.(H)
6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests;(I)
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.(J)
7 He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;(K)
they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
8 Lord our God, You answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,(L)
an avenger of their sinful actions.(M)
9 Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at His holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.(N)
Psalm 100
Be Thankful
A psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth.(O)
2 Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before Him with joyful songs.(P)
3 Acknowledge that Yahweh is God.
He made us, and we are His[a](Q) —
His people, the sheep of His pasture.(R)
4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving(S)
and His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.(T)
5 For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.
Psalm 101
A Vow of Integrity
A Davidic psalm.
1 I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to You, Lord.(U)
2 I will pay attention to the way of integrity.
When will You come to me?
I will live with a heart of integrity in my house.(V)
3 I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.(W)
4 A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with[b] evil.(X)
5 I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;(Y)
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.(Z)
6 My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.(AA)
7 No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
no one who tells lies
will remain in my presence.[c](AB)
8 Every morning I will destroy
all the wicked of the land,
eliminating all evildoers from the Lord’s city.(AC)
Footnotes
- Psalm 100:3 Alt Hb tradition, some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read and not we ourselves
- Psalm 101:4 Lit not know
- Psalm 101:7 Lit in front of my eyes
Psalm 99-101
New International Version
Psalm 99-101
New International Version
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(A)
let the nations tremble;(B)
he sits enthroned(C) between the cherubim,(D)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(E) in Zion;(F)
he is exalted(G) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(H) your great and awesome name(I)—
he is holy.(J)
4 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)
5 Exalt(O) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6 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.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(T)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(U)
though you punished(V) 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(W) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(X) with gladness;
come before him(Y) with joyful songs.
3 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)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(AD)
and his courts(AE) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(AF)
5 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.
1 I will sing of your love(AJ) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 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.
3 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.
4 The perverse of heart(AO) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 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.
6 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.
7 No one who practices deceit
will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
will stand in my presence.
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
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