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Psalm 100-102
New American Standard Bible
Psalm 100-102
New American Standard Bible
All People Exhorted to Praise God.
A Psalm for [a]Thanksgiving.
100 (A)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.
2 (B)Serve the Lord with jubilation;
(C)Come before Him with rejoicing.
3 Know that (D)the Lord [b]Himself is God;
It is He who has (E)made us, and [c]not we ourselves;
We are (F)His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter His gates (G)with [d]thanksgiving,
And His courtyards with praise.
Give thanks to Him, (H)bless His name.
5 For (I)the Lord is good;
(J)His mercy is everlasting
And His (K)faithfulness is to all generations.
The Psalmist’s Profession of Uprightness.
A Psalm of David.
101 I will (L)sing of mercy and [e]justice;
To You, Lord, I will sing praises.
2 I will (M)carefully attend to the [f]blameless way.
When will You come to me?
I will walk within my house in the [g](N)integrity of my heart.
3 I will set no (O)worthless thing before my eyes;
I hate the [h]work of those who (P)fall away;
It shall not cling to me.
4 A (Q)perverse heart shall leave me;
I will know no evil.
5 Whoever secretly (R)slanders his neighbor, him I will [i]destroy;
I will not endure one who has a (S)haughty look and an arrogant heart.
6 My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
One who walks in a [j](T)blameless way is one who will serve me.
7 One who (U)practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
One who speaks lies (V)shall not [k]maintain his position before me.
8 (W)Every morning I will [l](X)destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to (Y)eliminate from the (Z)city of the Lord all those who do injustice.
Prayer of an Afflicted Man for Mercy on Himself and on Zion.
A Prayer of the afflicted when he is weak and [m]pours out his complaint before the Lord.
102 (AA)Hear my prayer, Lord!
And let my cry for help (AB)come to You.
2 (AC)Do not hide Your face from me on the day of my distress;
(AD)Incline Your ear to me;
On the day when I call (AE)answer me quickly.
3 For my days (AF)have ended in smoke,
And my (AG)bones have been scorched like a hearth.
4 My heart (AH)has been struck like [n]grass and has (AI)withered,
Indeed, I (AJ)forget to eat my bread.
5 Because of the [o]loudness of my groaning
My (AK)bones [p]cling to my flesh.
6 I resemble a (AL)pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the ruins.
7 I (AM)lie awake,
I have become like a solitary bird on a housetop.
8 My enemies (AN)have taunted me all day long;
Those who [q](AO)deride me [r]have used my name as a (AP)curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
And (AQ)mixed my drink with weeping
10 (AR)Because of Your indignation and Your wrath;
For You have (AS)lifted me up and thrown me away.
11 My days are like a [s](AT)lengthened shadow,
And [t]I (AU)wither away like [u]grass.
12 But You, Lord, [v](AV)remain forever,
And Your [w](AW)name remains to all generations.
13 You will (AX)arise and have (AY)compassion on Zion;
For (AZ)it is time to be gracious to her,
For the (BA)appointed time has come.
14 Surely Your servants [x]take pleasure in her stones,
And feel pity for her dust.
15 [y]So the [z](BB)nations will fear the name of the Lord,
And (BC)all the kings of the earth, Your glory.
16 For the Lord has (BD)built up Zion;
He has (BE)appeared in His glory.
17 He has (BF)turned His attention to the prayer of the [aa]destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
18 [ab]This will be (BG)written for the (BH)generation to come,
[ac]That (BI)a people yet to be created [ad]may praise [ae]the Lord:
19 For He (BJ)looked down from His holy height;
(BK)From heaven the Lord looked [af]upon the earth,
20 To hear the (BL)groaning of the prisoner,
To (BM)set free [ag]those who were doomed to death,
21 So that people may (BN)tell of the name of the Lord in Zion,
And His praise in Jerusalem,
22 When (BO)the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23 He has broken my strength in the way;
He has (BP)shortened my days.
24 I say, “My God, (BQ)do not take me away in the middle of my days,
Your (BR)years are [ah]throughout all generations.
25 In time of old You (BS)founded the earth,
And the (BT)heavens are the work of Your hands.
26 [ai]Even they will (BU)perish, but You endure;
All of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will pass away.
27 But You are [aj](BV)the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
28 The (BW)children of Your servants will continue,
And their [ak](BX)descendants will be established before You.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 100 Title Or thank offering
- Psalm 100:3 Or He
- Psalm 100:3 Some mss His we are
- Psalm 100:4 Or a thank offering
- Psalm 101:1 Or judgment
- Psalm 101:2 Or way of integrity
- Psalm 101:2 Or blamelessness
- Psalm 101:3 Or practice of apostasy
- Psalm 101:5 Or silence
- Psalm 101:6 Or way of integrity
- Psalm 101:7 Lit be established before my eyes
- Psalm 101:8 Or silence
- Psalm 102 Title Ps 142:2
- Psalm 102:4 Lit herbage
- Psalm 102:5 Lit voice
- Psalm 102:5 Lit have cleaved
- Psalm 102:8 Or made a fool of
- Psalm 102:8 Lit have sworn by me
- Psalm 102:11 Lit stretched out
- Psalm 102:11 Or as for me, I
- Psalm 102:11 Lit herbage
- Psalm 102:12 Or sit enthroned
- Psalm 102:12 Lit memorial
- Psalm 102:14 Or have found
- Psalm 102:15 Or And
- Psalm 102:15 Or Gentiles, heathen
- Psalm 102:17 Or naked
- Psalm 102:18 Or Let this be written
- Psalm 102:18 Or And
- Psalm 102:18 Or will
- Psalm 102:18 Heb Yah
- Psalm 102:19 Lit toward
- Psalm 102:20 Lit the sons of death
- Psalm 102:24 Lit in generation of generations
- Psalm 102:26 Lit They themselves
- Psalm 102:27 Lit He
- Psalm 102:28 Lit seed
Psalm 100-102
New International Version
Psalm 100-102
New International Version
Psalm 100
A psalm. For giving grateful praise.
1 Shout for joy(A) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(B) with gladness;
come before him(C) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(D)
It is he who made us,(E) and we are his[a];
we are his people,(F) the sheep of his pasture.(G)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(H)
and his courts(I) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(J)
5 For the Lord is good(K) and his love endures forever;(L)
his faithfulness(M) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(N) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(O)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(P) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(Q)
I hate what faithless people do;(R)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(S) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(T) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(U) 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(V)
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(W) I will put to silence
all the wicked(X) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(Y)
from the city of the Lord.(Z)
Psalm 102[b]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(AA) Lord;
let my cry for help(AB) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(AC) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(AD) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(AE)
my bones(AF) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(AG)
I forget to eat my food.(AH)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(AI)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(AJ)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(AK) I have become
like a bird alone(AL) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(AM) taunt me;(AN)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(AO)
9 For I eat ashes(AP) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(AQ)
10 because of your great wrath,(AR)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(AS)
I wither(AT) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(AU)
your renown endures(AV) through all generations.(AW)
13 You will arise(AX) and have compassion(AY) on Zion,
for it is time(AZ) to show favor(BA) to her;
the appointed time(BB) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(BC) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(BD) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(BE)
and appear in his glory.(BF)
17 He will respond to the prayer(BG) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(BH) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(BI) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(BJ) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(BK)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(BL) in Zion
and his praise(BM) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(BN) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[c] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(BO)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(BP) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(BQ) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(BR) are the work of your hands.(BS)
26 They will perish,(BT) 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,(BU)
and your years will never end.(BV)
28 The children of your servants(BW) will live in your presence;
their descendants(BX) will be established before you.”
Footnotes
- 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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