Psalm 98:4–102:7

4 Shout for joyx to the Lord, all the earth,

burst into jubilant song with music;

5 make music to the Lord with the harp,y

with the harp and the sound of singing,z

6 with trumpetsa and the blast of the ram’s hornb—

shout for joyc before the Lord, the King.d

7 Let the seae resound, and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it.f

8 Let the rivers clap their hands,g

let the mountainsh sing together for joy;

9 let them sing before the Lord,

for he comes to judge the earth.

He will judge the world in righteousness

and the peoples with equity.i

Psalm 99

1 The Lord reigns,j

let the nations tremble;k

he sits enthronedl between the cherubim,m

let the earth shake.

2 Great is the Lordn in Zion;o

he is exaltedp over all the nations.

3 Let them praiseq your great and awesome namer—

he is holy.s

4 The Kingt is mighty, he loves justiceu—

you have established equity;v

in Jacob you have done

what is just and right.w

5 Exaltx the Lord our God

and worship at his footstool;

he is holy.

6 Mosesy and Aaronz were among his priests,

Samuela was among those who called on his name;

they called on the Lord

and he answeredb them.

7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;c

they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

8 Lord our God,

you answered them;

you were to Israel a forgiving God,d

though you punishede their misdeeds.a

9 Exalt the Lord our God

and worship at his holy mountain,

for the Lord our God is holy.

Psalm 100

A psalm. For giving grateful praise.

1 Shout for joyf to the Lord, all the earth.

2 Worship the Lordg with gladness;

come before himh with joyful songs.

3 Know that the Lord is God.i

It is he who made us,j and we are hisa;

we are his people,k the sheep of his pasture.l

4 Enter his gates with thanksgivingm

and his courtsn with praise;

give thanks to him and praise his name.o

5 For the Lord is goodp and his love endures forever;q

his faithfulnessr continues through all generations.

Psalm 101

Of David. A psalm.

1 I will sing of your loves and justice;

to you, Lord, I will sing praise.

2 I will be careful to lead a blameless lifet—

when will you come to me?

I will conduct the affairsu of my house

with a blameless heart.

3 I will not look with approval

on anything that is vile.v

I hate what faithless people do;w

I will have no part in it.

4 The perverse of heartx shall be far from me;

I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

5 Whoever slanders their neighbory in secret,

I will put to silence;

whoever has haughty eyesz and a proud heart,

I will not tolerate.

6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

the one whose walk is blamelessa

will minister to me.

7 No one who practices deceit

will dwell in my house;

no one who speaks falsely

will stand in my presence.

8 Every morningb I will put to silence

all the wickedc in the land;

I will cut off every evildoerd

from the city of the Lord.e

Psalm 102a

A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.

1 Hear my prayer,f Lord;

let my cry for helpg come to you.

2 Do not hide your faceh from me

when I am in distress.

Turn your eari to me;

when I call, answer me quickly.

3 For my days vanish like smoke;j

my bonesk burn like glowing embers.

4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;l

I forget to eat my food.m

5 In my distress I groan aloudn

and am reduced to skin and bones.

6 I am like a desert owl,o

like an owl among the ruins.

7 I lie awake;p I have become

like a bird aloneq on a roof.