Psalm 99–101

Psalm 99

¹The Lord rules as king. 

Let the people tremble. 

He is enthroned over the angels.^a

Let the earth quake. 

²The Lord is mighty in Zion. 

He is high above all people. 

³Let them give thanks to your great and fearful name. 

He is holy! 

⁴The king’s strength is that he loves justice. 

You have established fairness. 

You have done what is fair and right for Jacob. 

⁵Highly honor the Lord our God. 

Bow down at his footstool. 

He is holy! 

⁶Moses and Aaron were among his priests. 

Samuel was among those who prayed to him. 

They called to the Lord, and he answered them. 

⁷He spoke to them from a column of smoke. 

They obeyed his written instructions and the laws that he gave them. 

⁸O Lord, our God, you answered them. 

You showed them that you are a forgiving God 

and that you are a God who punishes their ⸤sinful⸥ deeds. 

⁹Highly honor the Lord our God. 

Bow at his holy mountain. 

The Lord our God is holy! 

Psalm 100

A psalm of thanksgiving. 

¹Shout happily to the Lord, all the earth. 

²Serve the Lord cheerfully. 

Come into his presence with a joyful song. 

³Realize that the Lord alone is God. 

He made us, and we are his.^a

We are his people and the sheep in his care. 

⁴Enter his gates with a song of thanksgiving. 

Come into his courtyards with a song of praise. 

Give thanks to him; praise his name. 

⁵The Lord is good. 

His mercy endures forever. 

His faithfulness endures throughout every generation. 

Psalm 101

A psalm by David. 

¹I will sing about mercy and justice. 

O Lord, I will make music to praise you. 

²I want to understand the path to integrity. 

When will you come to me? 

I will live in my own home with integrity. 

³I will not put anything wicked in front of my eyes. 

I hate what unfaithful people do. 

I want no part of it. 

⁴I will keep far away from devious minds. 

I will have nothing to do with evil. 

⁵I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. 

I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart. 

⁶My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land 

so that they may live with me. 

The person who lives with integrity will serve me. 

⁷The one who does deceitful things will not stay in my home. 

The one who tells lies will not remain in my presence. 

⁸Every morning I will destroy all the wicked people in the land 

to rid the Lord’s city of all troublemakers.