Psalm 95-103

New International Version

³ For the Lord is the great God,^(H)
    the great King^(I) above all gods.^(J)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,^(K)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
⁵ The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.^(L)

⁶ Come, let us bow down^(M) in worship,^(N)
    let us kneel^(O) before the Lord our Maker;^(P)
7 for he is our God
    and we are the people of his pasture,^(Q)
    the flock under his care.

Today, if only you would hear his voice,
⁸ “Do not harden your hearts^(R) as you did at Meribah,^[a](S)
    as you did that day at Massah^[b] in the wilderness,^(T)
9 where your ancestors tested^(U) me;
    they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
¹⁰ For forty years^(V) I was angry with that generation;
    I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,^(W)
    and they have not known my ways.’^(X)
11 So I declared on oath^(Y) in my anger,
    ‘They shall never enter my rest.’”^(Z)

⁴ For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;^(AH)
    he is to be feared^(AI) above all gods.^(AJ)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,^(AK)
    but the Lord made the heavens.^(AL)
6 Splendor and majesty^(AM) are before him;
    strength and glory^(AN) are in his sanctuary.

⁷ Ascribe to the Lord,^(AO) all you families of nations,^(AP)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
⁸ Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering^(AQ) and come into his courts.^(AR)
9 Worship the Lord^(AS) in the splendor of his^[c] holiness;^(AT)
    tremble^(AU) before him, all the earth.^(AV)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.^(AW)”
    The world is firmly established,^(AX) it cannot be moved;^(AY)
    he will judge^(AZ) the peoples with equity.^(BA)

¹¹ Let the heavens rejoice,^(BB) let the earth be glad;^(BC)
    let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
¹² Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest^(BD) sing for joy.^(BE)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge^(BF) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness^(BG)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.^(BH)

⁷ All who worship images^(BZ) are put to shame,^(CA)
    those who boast in idols^(CB)—
    worship him,^(CC) all you gods!^(CD)

⁸ Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad^(CE)
    because of your judgments,^(CF) Lord.
⁹ For you, Lord, are the Most High^(CG) over all the earth;^(CH)
    you are exalted^(CI) far above all gods.
¹⁰ Let those who love the Lord hate evil,^(CJ)
    for he guards^(CK) the lives of his faithful ones^(CL)
    and delivers^(CM) them from the hand of the wicked.^(CN)
11 Light shines^[d](CO) on the righteous^(CP)
    and joy on the upright in heart.^(CQ)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,^(CR) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.^(CS)

⁴ Shout for joy^(DF) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
⁵ make music to the Lord with the harp,^(DG)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,^(DH)
6 with trumpets^(DI) and the blast of the ram’s horn^(DJ)—
    shout for joy^(DK) before the Lord, the King.^(DL)

⁷ Let the sea^(DM) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.^(DN)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,^(DO)
    let the mountains^(DP) 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.^(DQ)

⁴ The King^(EB) is mighty, he loves justice^(EC)—
    you have established equity;^(ED)
in Jacob you have done
    what is just and right.^(EE)
5 Exalt^(EF) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

⁶ Moses^(EG) and Aaron^(EH) were among his priests,
    Samuel^(EI) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered^(EJ) them.
⁷ He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;^(EK)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

⁸ Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,^(EL)
    though you punished^(EM) their misdeeds.^[e]
9 Exalt the Lord our God
    and worship at his holy mountain,
    for the Lord our God is holy.

⁴ Enter his gates with thanksgiving^(EU)
    and his courts^(EV) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.^(EW)
5 For the Lord is good^(EX) and his love endures forever;^(EY)
    his faithfulness^(EZ) continues through all generations.

I will conduct the affairs^(FC) of my house
    with a blameless heart.
³ I will not look with approval
    on anything that is vile.^(FD)

I hate what faithless people do;^(FE)
    I will have no part in it.
⁴ The perverse of heart^(FF) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

⁵ Whoever slanders their neighbor^(FG) in secret,
    I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes^(FH) 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^(FI)
    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^(FJ) I will put to silence
    all the wicked^(FK) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer^(FL)
    from the city of the Lord.^(FM)

³ For my days vanish like smoke;^(FR)
    my bones^(FS) burn like glowing embers.
⁴ My heart is blighted and withered like grass;^(FT)
    I forget to eat my food.^(FU)
5 In my distress I groan aloud^(FV)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
⁶ I am like a desert owl,^(FW)
    like an owl among the ruins.
⁷ I lie awake;^(FX) I have become
    like a bird alone^(FY) on a roof.
⁸ All day long my enemies^(FZ) taunt me;^(GA)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.^(GB)
9 For I eat ashes^(GC) as my food
    and mingle my drink with tears^(GD)
10 because of your great wrath,^(GE)
    for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
¹¹ My days are like the evening shadow;^(GF)
    I wither^(GG) away like grass.

¹² But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;^(GH)
    your renown endures^(GI) through all generations.^(GJ)
13 You will arise^(GK) and have compassion^(GL) on Zion,
    for it is time^(GM) to show favor^(GN) to her;
    the appointed time^(GO) has come.
¹⁴ For her stones are dear to your servants;
    her very dust moves them to pity.
¹⁵ The nations will fear^(GP) the name of the Lord,
    all the kings^(GQ) of the earth will revere your glory.
¹⁶ For the Lord will rebuild Zion^(GR)
    and appear in his glory.^(GS)
17 He will respond to the prayer^(GT) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

¹⁸ Let this be written^(GU) for a future generation,
    that a people not yet created^(GV) may praise the Lord:
¹⁹ “The Lord looked down^(GW) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
²⁰ to hear the groans of the prisoners^(GX)
    and release those condemned to death.”
²¹ So the name of the Lord will be declared^(GY) in Zion
    and his praise^(GZ) in Jerusalem
²² when the peoples and the kingdoms
    assemble to worship^(HA) the Lord.

²³ In the course of my life^[h] he broke my strength;
    he cut short my days.^(HB)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
    your years go on^(HC) through all generations.
²⁵ In the beginning^(HD) you laid the foundations of the earth,
    and the heavens^(HE) are the work of your hands.^(HF)
26 They will perish,^(HG) 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,^(HH)
    and your years will never end.^(HI)
28 The children of your servants^(HJ) will live in your presence;
    their descendants^(HK) will be established before you.”

⁶ The Lord works righteousness^(HX)
    and justice for all the oppressed.^(HY)

⁷ He made known^(HZ) his ways^(IA) to Moses,
    his deeds^(IB) to the people of Israel:
⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious,^(IC)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹ He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(ID)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(IE)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(IF) for those who fear him;^(IG)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(IH) from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion^(II) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed,^(IJ)
    he remembers that we are dust.^(IK)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,^(IL)
    they flourish like a flower^(IM) of the field;
¹⁶ the wind blows^(IN) over it and it is gone,
    and its place^(IO) remembers it no more.
¹⁷ But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children^(IP)—
¹⁸ with those who keep his covenant^(IQ)
    and remember^(IR) to obey his precepts.^(IS)

¹⁹ The Lord has established his throne^(IT) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules^(IU) over all.

²⁰ Praise the Lord,^(IV) you his angels,^(IW)
    you mighty ones^(IX) who do his bidding,^(IY)
    who obey his word.
²¹ Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,^(IZ)
    you his servants^(JA) who do his will.
²² Praise the Lord, all his works^(JB)
    everywhere in his dominion.

Praise the Lord, my soul.^(JC)