Psalm 99–101

Psalm 99

The King Is Holy

¹The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.

He is enthroned above the cherubim. ^h

Let the earth quake. ⁱ

²Yahweh is great in Zion;

He is exalted above all the peoples. ^j

³Let them praise Your great

and awe-inspiring name. ^k

He is holy. ^l

⁴The mighty King loves justice.

You have established fairness;

You have administered justice

and righteousness in Jacob. ^m

⁵Exalt the Lord our God;

bow in worship at His footstool. ⁿ

He is holy. ^o

⁶Moses and Aaron were among His priests; ^p

Samuel also was among those calling on His name.

They called to Yahweh and He answered them. ^q

⁷He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud; ^r

they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

⁸Lord our God, You answered them.

You were a forgiving God to them, ^s

an avenger of their sinful actions. ^t

⁹Exalt the Lord our God;

bow in worship at His holy mountain,

for the Lord our God is holy. ^u

Psalm 100

Be Thankful

A psalm of thanksgiving.

¹Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. ^v

²Serve the Lord with gladness;

come before Him with joyful songs. ^w

³Acknowledge that Yahweh is God.

He made us, and we are His ^xy —

His people, the sheep of His pasture. ^z

⁴Enter His gates with thanksgiving ^a

and His courts with praise.

Give thanks to Him and praise His name. ^b

⁵For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;

His faithfulness endures through all generations.

Psalm 101

A Vow of Integrity

A Davidic psalm.

¹I will sing of faithful love and justice;

I will sing praise to You, Lord. ^c

²I will pay attention to the way of integrity.

When will You come to me?

I will live with a heart of integrity in my house. ^d

³I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.

I hate the practice of transgression;

it will not cling to me. ^e

⁴A devious heart will be far from me;

I will not be involved with ^fevil. ^g

⁵I will destroy anyone

who secretly slanders his neighbor; ^h

I cannot tolerate anyone

with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart. ⁱ

⁶My eyes favor the faithful of the land

so that they may sit down with me.

The one who follows the way of integrity

may serve me. ^j

⁷No one who acts deceitfully

will live in my palace;

no one who tells lies

will remain in my presence. ^kl

⁸Every morning I will destroy

all the wicked of the land,

eliminating all evildoers from the Lord’s city. ^m