Category: Psalm

[95:1] Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us!

[95:2] Let us come before him with thanksgiving and sing joyful songs of praise.

[95:3] For the Lord is a mighty God, a mighty king over all the gods.

[95:4] He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest caves to the highest hills.

[95:5] He rules over the sea, which he made; the land also, which he himself formed.

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

[95:7] He is our God; we are the people he cares for, the flock for which he provides. Listen today to what he says:

[95:8] “Don't be stubborn, as your ancestors were at Meribah, as they were that day in the desert at Massah.

[95:9] There they put me to the test and tried me, although they had seen what I did for them.

[95:10] For forty years I was disgusted with those people. I said, ‘How disloyal they are! They refuse to obey my commands.’

[95:11] I was angry and made a solemn promise: ‘You will never enter the land where I would have given you rest.’”

[96:1] Sing a new song to the Lord! Sing to the Lord, all the world!

[96:2] Sing to the Lord, and praise him! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.

[96:3] Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.

[96:4] The Lord is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods.

[96:5] The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the Lord created the heavens.

[96:6] Glory and majesty surround him; power and beauty fill his Temple.

[96:7] Praise the Lord, all people on earth; praise his glory and might.

[96:8] Praise the Lord's glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple.

[96:9] Bow down before the Holy One when he appears; tremble before him, all the earth!

[96:10] Say to all the nations, “The Lord is king! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with justice.”

[96:11] Be glad, earth and sky! Roar, sea, and every creature in you;

[96:12] be glad, fields, and everything in you! The trees in the woods will shout for joy

[96:13] when the Lord comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.

[97:1] The Lord is king! Earth, be glad! Rejoice, you islands of the seas!

[97:2] Clouds and darkness surround him; he rules with righteousness and justice.

[97:3] Fire goes in front of him and burns up his enemies around him.

[97:4] His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees it and trembles.

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

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

[97:7] Everyone who worships idols is put to shame; all the gods bow down before the Lord.

[97:8] The people of Zion are glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice because of your judgments, O Lord.

[97:9] Lord Almighty, you are ruler of all the earth; you are much greater than all the gods.

[97:10] The Lord loves those who hate evil; he protects the lives of his people; he rescues them from the power of the wicked.

[97:11] Light shines on the righteous, and gladness on the good.

[97:12] All you that are righteous be glad because of what the Lord has done! Remember what the holy God has done, and give thanks to him.

[98:1] Sing a new song to the Lord; he has done wonderful things! By his own power and holy strength he has won the victory.

[98:2] The Lord announced his victory; he made his saving power known to the nations.

[98:3] He kept his promise to the people of Israel with loyalty and constant love for them. All people everywhere have seen the victory of our God.

[98:4] Sing for joy to the Lord, all the earth; praise him with songs and shouts of joy!

[98:5] Sing praises to the Lord! Play music on the harps!

[98:6] Blow trumpets and horns, and shout for joy to the Lord, our king.

[98:7] Roar, sea, and every creature in you; sing, earth, and all who live on you!

[98:8] Clap your hands, you rivers; you hills, sing together with joy before the Lord,

[98:9] because he comes to rule the earth. He will rule the peoples of the world with justice and fairness.

[99:1] The Lord is king, and the people tremble. He sits on his throne above the winged creatures, and the earth shakes.

[99:2] The Lord is mighty in Zion; he is supreme over all the nations.

[99:3] Everyone will praise his great and majestic name. Holy is he!

[99:4] Mighty king, you love what is right; you have established justice in Israel; you have brought righteousness and fairness.

[99:5] Praise the Lord our God; worship before his throne! Holy is he!

[99:6] Moses and Aaron were his priests, and Samuel was one who prayed to him; they called to the Lord, and he answered them.

[99:7] He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they obeyed the laws and commands that he gave them.

[99:8] O Lord, our God, you answered your people; you showed them that you are a God who forgives, even though you punished them for their sins.

[99:9] Praise the Lord our God, and worship at his sacred hill! The Lord our God is holy.

[100:1] Sing to the Lord, all the world!

[100:2] Worship the Lord with joy; come before him with happy songs!

[100:3] Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we belong to him; we are his people, we are his flock.

[100:4] Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving; go into its courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise him.

[100:5] The Lord is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.

[101:1] My song is about loyalty and justice, and I sing it to you, O Lord.

[101:2] My conduct will be faultless. When will you come to me? I will live a pure life in my house

[101:3] and will never tolerate evil. I hate the actions of those who turn away from God; I will have nothing to do with them.

[101:4] I will not be dishonest and will have no dealings with evil.

[101:5] I will get rid of anyone who whispers evil things about someone else; I will not tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

[101:6] I will approve of those who are faithful to God and will let them live in my palace. Those who are completely honest will be allowed to serve me.

[101:7] No liar will live in my palace; no hypocrite will remain in my presence.

[101:8] Day after day I will destroy the wicked in our land; I will expel all who are evil from the city of the Lord.

[102:1] Listen to my prayer, O Lord, and hear my cry for help!

[102:2] When I am in trouble, don't turn away from me! Listen to me, and answer me quickly when I call!

[102:3] My life is disappearing like smoke; my body is burning like fire.

[102:4] I am beaten down like dry grass; I have lost my desire for food.

[102:5] I groan aloud; I am nothing but skin and bones.

[102:6] I am like a wild bird in the desert, like an owl in abandoned ruins.

[102:7] I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.

[102:8] All day long my enemies insult me; those who mock me use my name in cursing. ashes are my food, and my tears are mixed with my drink. You picked me up and threw me away.

[102:11] My life is like the evening shadows; I am like dry grass.

[102:12] But you, O Lord, are king forever; all generations will remember you.

[102:13] You will rise and take pity on Zion; the time has come to have mercy on her; this is the right time.

[102:14] Your servants love her, even though she is destroyed; they have pity on her, even though she is in ruins.

[102:15] The nations will fear the Lord; all the kings of the earth will fear his power.

[102:16] When the Lord rebuilds Zion, he will reveal his greatness.

[102:17] He will hear his forsaken people and listen to their prayer.

[102:18] Write down for the coming generation what the Lord has done, so that people not yet born will praise him.

[102:19] The Lord looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth.

[102:20] He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.

[102:21] And so his name will be proclaimed in Zion, and he will be praised in Jerusalem

[102:22] when nations and kingdoms come together and worship the Lord.

[102:23] The Lord has made me weak while I am still young; he has shortened my life.

[102:24] O God, do not take me away now before I grow old. O Lord, you live forever;

[102:25] long ago you created the earth, and with your own hands you made the heavens.

[102:26] They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes. You will discard them like clothes, and they will vanish.

[102:27] But you are always the same, and your life never ends.

[102:28] Our children will live in safety, and under your protection their descendants will be secure.

[103:1] Praise the Lord, my soul! All my being, praise his holy name!

[103:2] Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget how kind he is.

[103:3] He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

[103:4] He keeps me from the grave and blesses me with love and mercy.

[103:5] He fills my life with good things, so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

[103:6] The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed and gives them their rights.

[103:7] He revealed his plans to Moses and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.

[103:8] The Lord is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

[103:9] He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.

[103:10] He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

[103:11] As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who honor him.

[103:12] As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.

[103:13] As a father is kind to his children, so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.

[103:14] He knows what we are made of; he remembers that we are dust.

[103:15] As for us, our life is like grass. We grow and flourish like a wild flower;

[103:16] then the wind blows on it, and it is gone— no one sees it again.

[103:17] But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations

[103:18] of those who are true to his covenant and who faithfully obey his commands.

[103:19] The Lord placed his throne in heaven; he is king over all.

[103:20] Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels, who obey his commands, who listen to what he says.

[103:21] Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers, you servants of his, who do his will!

[103:22] Praise the Lord, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the Lord, my soul!

[104:1] Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory;

[104:2] you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent

[104:3] and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.

[104:4] You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants.

[104:5] You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.

[104:6] You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.

[104:7] When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.

[104:8] They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them.

[104:9] You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.

[104:10] You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.

[104:11] They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

[104:12] In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing.

[104:13] From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.

[104:14] You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops

[104:15] and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.

[104:16] The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain— the Lord's own trees, which he planted.

[104:17] There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees.

[104:18] The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.

[104:19] You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.

[104:20] You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.

[104:21] The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.

[104:22] When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.

[104:23] Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening.

[104:24] Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.

[104:25] There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike.

[104:26] The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.

[104:27] All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it.

[104:28] You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied.

[104:29] When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.

[104:30] But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.

[104:31] May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!

[104:32] He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.

[104:33] I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.

[104:34] May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.

[104:35] May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord!