Psalm 99–101

Psalm 99

¹The Lord rules.

Let the nations tremble.

He sits on his throne between the cherubim.

Let the earth shake.

²Great is the Lord in Zion.

He is honored over all of the nations.

³Let them praise his great and wonderful name.

He is holy.

⁴The King is mighty. He loves what is fair.

He has set up the rules for fairness.

He has done what is right and fair

for the people of Jacob.

⁵Honor the Lord our God.

Worship at his feet.

He is holy.

⁶Moses and Aaron were two of his priests.

Samuel was one of those who worshiped him.

They called out to the Lord.

And he answered them.

⁷He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud.

They obeyed his laws and the orders he gave them.

⁸Lord our God, you answered them.

You showed Israel that you are a God who forgives.

But when they did wrong, you punished them.

⁹Honor the Lord our God.

Worship at his holy mountain.

The Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A psalm for giving thanks.

¹Shout to the Lord with joy, everyone on earth.

²Worship the Lord with gladness.

Come to him with songs of joy.

³I want you to realize that the Lord is God.

He made us, and we belong to him.

We are his people.

We are the sheep belonging to his flock.

⁴Give thanks as you enter the gates of his temple.

Give praise as you enter its courtyards.

Give thanks to him and praise his name.

⁵The Lord is good. His faithful love continues forever.

It will last for all time to come.

Psalm 101

A psalm of David.

¹I will sing about your love and fairness.

Lord, I will sing praise to you.

²I will be careful to lead a life

that is without blame.

When will you come and help me?

I will lead a life

that is without blame in my house.

³I won’t look at anything that is evil.

I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you.

I don’t even want people like that around me.

⁴I will stay away from those whose hearts are twisted.

I don’t want to have anything to do with evil.

⁵I will get rid of anyone

who tells lies about his neighbor in secret.

I won’t put up with anyone

whose eyes and heart are proud.

⁶I will look with favor on the faithful people in the land.

They will live with me.

Those whose lives are without blame will serve me.

⁷No one who lies and cheats

will live in my house.

No one who tells lies

will serve me.

⁸Every morning I will get rid of

all the sinful people in the land.

I will remove from the city of the Lord

everyone who does what is evil.