Category: Psalms

A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.

[91:1] He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

[91:2] I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

[91:3] For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.

[91:4] He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

[91:5] You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

[91:6] nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday.

[91:7] A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.

[91:8] You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.

[91:9] Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge —

[91:10] no evil shall be allowed to befall you, no plague come near your tent.

[91:11] For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

[91:12] On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

[91:13] You will tread on the lion and the adder; the young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

[91:14] “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.

[91:15] When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.

[91:16] With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

[92:1] It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High;

[92:2] to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,

[92:3] to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre.

[92:4] For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.

[92:5] How great are your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep!

[92:6] The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:

[92:7] that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;

[92:8] but you, O Lord, are on high forever.

[92:9] For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

[92:10] But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.

[92:11] My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

[92:12] The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

[92:13] They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.

[92:14] They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,

[92:15] to declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath.

[93:1] The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.

[93:2] Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.

[93:3] The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.

[93:4] Mightier than the thunders of many waters, mightier than the waves of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty!

[93:5] Your decrees are very trustworthy; holiness befits your house, O Lord, forevermore.

[94:1] O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth!

[94:2] Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!

[94:3] O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?

[94:4] They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast.

[94:5] They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage.

[94:6] They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless;

[94:7] and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.”

[94:8] Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?

[94:9] He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?

[94:10] He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge—

[94:11] the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath.

[94:12] Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law,

[94:13] to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

[94:14] For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage;

[94:15] for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

[94:16] Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?

[94:17] If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

[94:18] When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.

[94:19] When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.

[94:20] Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute?

[94:21] They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

[94:22] But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.

[94:23] He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

[95:1] Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

[95:2] Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

[95:3] For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

[95:4] In his hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are his also.

[95:5] The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.

[95:6] Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

[95:7] For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice,

[95:8] do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,

[95:9] when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.

[95:10] For forty years I loathed that generation and said, “They are a people who go astray in their heart, and they have not known my ways.”

[95:11] Therefore I swore in my wrath, “They shall not enter my rest.”

[96:1] Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!

[96:2] Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day.

[96:3] Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

[96:4] For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods.

[96:5] For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the Lord made the heavens.

[96:6] Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

[96:7] Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!

[96:8] Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!

[96:9] Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; tremble before him, all the earth!

[96:10] Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”

[96:11] Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

[96:12] let the field exult, and everything in it! Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy

[96:13] before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.

[97:1] The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad!

[97:2] Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

[97:3] Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around.

[97:4] His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles.

[97:5] The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.

[97:6] The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.

[97:7] All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods!

[97:8] Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.

[97:9] For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.

[97:10] O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

[97:11] Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

[97:12] Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!

[98:1] Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.

[98:2] The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

[98:3] He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

[98:4] Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

[98:5] Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!

[98:6] With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

[98:7] Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it!

[98:8] Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together

[98:9] before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

A Psalm.

[99:1] The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!

[99:2] The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.

[99:3] Let them praise your great and awesome name! Holy is he!

[99:4] The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

[99:5] Exalt the Lord our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!

[99:6] Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the Lord, and he answered them.

[99:7] In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them; they kept his testimonies and the statute that he gave them.

[99:8] O Lord our God, you answered them; you were a forgiving God to them, but an avenger of their wrongdoings.

[99:9] Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy mountain; for the Lord our God is holy!

[100:1] Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

[100:2] Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

[100:3] Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

[100:4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!

[100:5] For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.