Psalm 97-101
English Standard Version
The Lord Reigns
97 (A)The Lord reigns, (B)let the earth rejoice;
let the many (C)coastlands be glad!
2 (D)Clouds and thick darkness are all around him;
(E)righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 (F)Fire goes before him
and burns up his adversaries all around.
4 His (G)lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and (H)trembles.
5 The mountains (I)melt like (J)wax before the Lord,
before (K)the Lord of all the earth.
6 (L)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all (M)the peoples see his glory.
7 All worshipers of images are (N)put to shame,
who make their boast in (O)worthless idols;
(P)worship him, all you gods!
8 Zion hears and (Q)is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 For you, O Lord, are (R)most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above (S)all gods.
10 O you who love the Lord, (T)hate evil!
He (U)preserves the lives of his (V)saints;
he (W)delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
11 (X)Light (Y)is sown[a] for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
12 (Z)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and (AA)give thanks to his holy name!
Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord
A Psalm.
98 Oh sing to the Lord (AB)a new song,
for he has done (AC)marvelous things!
His (AD)right hand and his holy arm
have worked salvation for him.
2 The Lord has (AE)made known his salvation;
he has (AF)revealed his righteousness in (AG)the sight of the nations.
3 He has (AH)remembered his (AI)steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All (AJ)the ends of the earth have seen
(AK)the salvation of our God.
4 (AL)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
(AM)break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the (AN)sound of melody!
6 With (AO)trumpets and the sound of (AP)the horn
(AQ)make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!
7 (AR)Let the sea roar, and (AS)all that fills it;
(AT)the world and those who dwell in it!
8 Let the rivers (AU)clap their hands;
let (AV)the hills sing for joy together
9 before the Lord, for he comes
to (AW)judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
The Lord Our God Is Holy
99 (AX)The Lord reigns; (AY)let the peoples tremble!
He (AZ)sits enthroned upon the cherubim; (BA)let the earth quake!
2 The Lord is (BB)great in Zion;
he is (BC)exalted over all the peoples.
3 Let them praise your (BD)great and awesome name!
(BE)Holy is he!
4 (BF)The King in his might (BG)loves justice.[b]
You have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
5 (BH)Exalt the Lord our God;
(BI)worship at his (BJ)footstool!
(BK)Holy is he!
6 (BL)Moses and Aaron were among his (BM)priests,
Samuel also was among those who (BN)called upon his name.
They (BO)called to the Lord, and he answered them.
7 In (BP)the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
they (BQ)kept his testimonies
and the statute that he gave them.
8 O Lord our God, you answered them;
you were (BR)a forgiving God to them,
but (BS)an avenger of their wrongdoings.
9 Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at his (BT)holy mountain;
for the Lord our God is holy!
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
A Psalm for (BU)giving thanks.
100 (BV)Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 (BW)Serve the Lord with gladness!
(BX)Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that (BY)the Lord, he is God!
It is he who (BZ)made us, and (CA)we are his;[c]
we are his (CB)people, and (CC)the sheep of his pasture.
4 (CD)Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his (CE)courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; (CF)bless his name!
5 (CG)For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his (CH)faithfulness to all generations.
I Will Walk with Integrity
A Psalm of David.
101 I will sing of (CI)steadfast love and justice;
to you, O Lord, I will make music.
2 I will (CJ)ponder the way (CK)that is blameless.
Oh when will you (CL)come to me?
I will (CM)walk with (CN)integrity of heart
within my house;
3 I will not set before my eyes
anything (CO)that is worthless.
I hate the work of those who (CP)fall away;
it shall not cling to me.
4 (CQ)A perverse heart shall be far from me;
I will (CR)know nothing of evil.
5 Whoever slanders his neighbor (CS)secretly
I will (CT)destroy.
Whoever has a (CU)haughty look and an (CV)arrogant heart
I will not endure.
6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
that they may dwell with me;
he who walks in (CW)the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.
7 No one who (CX)practices deceit
shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies
shall (CY)continue before my eyes.
8 (CZ)Morning by morning I will destroy
all the wicked in the land,
(DA)cutting off all (DB)the evildoers
from (DC)the city of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 97:11 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome Light dawns
- Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
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