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Psalm 90-106
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 90-106
Contemporary English Version
BOOK IV
(Psalms 90–106)
(A prayer by Moses, the man of God.)
God Is Eternal
1 Our Lord, in all generations
you have been our home.
2 You have always been God—
long before the birth
of the mountains,
even before you created
the earth and the world.
3 At your command we die
and turn back to dust,
4 (A) but a thousand years
mean nothing to you!
They are merely a day gone by
or a few hours in the night.
5 You bring our lives to an end
just like a dream.
We are merely tender grass
6 that sprouts and grows
in the morning,
but dries up by evening.
7 Your furious anger frightens
and destroys us,
8 and you know all our sins,
even those we do in secret.
9 Your anger is a burden
each day we live,
then life ends like a sigh.
10 (B) We can expect seventy years,
or maybe eighty,
if we are healthy,
but even our best years
bring trouble and sorrow.
Suddenly our time is up,
and we disappear.
11 No one knows the full power
of your furious anger,
but it is as great as the fear
that we owe to you.
12 Teach us to use wisely
all the time we have.
13 Help us, Lord! Don't wait!
Pity your servants.
14 When morning comes,
let your love satisfy
all our needs.
Then we can celebrate
and be glad for what time
we have left.
15 Make us happy for as long
as you caused us trouble
and sorrow.
16 Do wonderful things for us,
your servants,
and show your mighty power
to our children.
17 Our Lord and our God,
treat us with kindness
and let all go well for us.
Please let all go well!
The Lord Is My Fortress
1 Live under the protection
of God Most High
and stay in the shadow
of God All-Powerful.
2 Then you will say to the Lord,
“You are my fortress,
my place of safety;
you are my God,
and I trust you.”
3 The Lord will keep you safe
from secret traps
and deadly diseases.
4 He will spread his wings
over you
and keep you secure.
His faithfulness is like
a shield or a city wall.[a]
5 You won't need to worry
about dangers at night
or arrows during the day.
6 And you won't fear diseases
that strike in the dark
or sudden disaster at noon.
7 You will not be harmed,
though thousands fall
all around you.
8 And with your own eyes
you will see the punishment
of the wicked.
9 The Lord Most High
is your fortress.
Run to him for safety,
10 and no terrible disasters
will strike you
or your home.
11 (C) God will command his angels
to protect you
wherever you go.
12 (D) They will carry you
in their arms,
and you won't hurt your feet
on the stones.
13 (E) You will overpower
the strongest lions
and the most deadly snakes.
14 The Lord says, “If you love me
and truly know who I am,
I will rescue you
and keep you safe.
15 When you are in trouble,
call out to me.
I will answer and be there
to protect and honor you.
16 You will live a long life
and see my saving power.”
(A psalm and a song for the Sabbath.)
Sing Praises to the Lord
1 It is wonderful to be grateful
and to sing your praises,
Lord Most High!
2 It is wonderful each morning
to tell about your love
and at night to announce
how faithful you are.
3 I enjoy praising your name
to the music of harps,
4 because everything you do
makes me happy,
and I sing joyful songs.
5 You do great things, Lord.
Your thoughts are too deep
6 (F) for an ignorant fool
to know or understand.
7 Though the wicked sprout
and spread like grass,
they will be pulled up
by their roots.
8 But you will rule
over all of us forever,
9 and your hateful enemies
will be scattered
and then destroyed.
10 You have given me
the strength of a wild ox,
and you have chosen me
to be your very own.
11 My eyes have seen,
and my ears have heard
the doom and destruction
of my evil enemies.
12 Good people will prosper
like palm trees,
and they will grow strong
like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 They will take root
in your house, Lord God,
and they will do well.
14 They will be like trees
that stay healthy and fruitful,
even when they are old.
15 And they will say about you,
“The Lord always does right!
God is our mighty rock.”[b]
The Lord Is King
1 Our Lord, you are King!
Majesty and power
are your royal robes.
You put the world in place,
and it will never be moved.
2 You have always ruled,
and you are eternal.
3 The ocean is roaring, Lord!
The sea is pounding hard.
4 Its mighty waves are majestic,
but you are even more majestic,
and you rule over all.
5 Your decisions are firm,
and your temple will always
be beautiful and holy.
The Lord Punishes the Guilty
1 Lord God, you punish
the guilty.
Show what you are like
and punish them now.
2 You judge the earth.
Come and help us!
Pay back those proud people
for what they have done.
3 How long will the wicked
celebrate and be glad?
4 All of those cruel people
strut and boast,
5 and they crush and wound
your chosen nation, Lord.
6 They murder widows,
foreigners, and orphans.
7 Then they say,
“The Lord God of Jacob
doesn't see or know.”
8 Can't you fools see?
Won't you ever learn?
9 God gave us ears and eyes!
Can't he hear and see?
10 God instructs the nations
and gives knowledge to us all.
Won't he also correct us?
11 (G) The Lord knows how useless
our plans really are.
12 Our Lord, you bless everyone
that you instruct and teach
by using your Law.
13 You give them rest
from their troubles,
until a pit can be dug
for the wicked.
14 You won't turn your back
on your chosen nation.
15 Justice and fairness
will go hand in hand,
and all who do right
will follow along.
16 Who will stand up for me
against those cruel people?
17 If you had not helped me, Lord,
I would soon have gone
to the land of silence.[c]
18 When I felt my feet slipping,
you came with your love
and kept me steady.
19 And when I was burdened
with worries,
you comforted me
and made me feel secure.
20 But you are opposed
to dishonest lawmakers
21 who gang up to murder
innocent victims.
22 You, Lord God, are my fortress,
that mighty rock[d]
where I am safe.
23 You will pay back my enemies,
and you will wipe them out
for the evil they did.
Worship and Obey the Lord
1 Sing joyful songs to the Lord!
Praise the mighty rock[e]
where we are safe.
2 Come to worship him
with thankful hearts
and songs of praise.
3 The Lord is the greatest God,
king over all other gods.
4 He holds the deepest part
of the earth in his hands,
and the mountain peaks
also belong to him.
5 The ocean is the Lord's
because he made it,
and with his own hands
he formed the dry land.
6 Bow down and worship
the Lord our Creator!
7 (H)(I) The Lord is our God,
and we are his people,
the sheep he takes care of
in his own pasture.
Listen to God's voice today!
8 (J) Don't be stubborn and rebel
as your ancestors did
at Meribah and Massah[f]
out in the desert.
9 For forty years
they tested God and saw
the things he did.
10 Then God got tired of them
and said,
“You never show good sense,
and you don't understand
what I want you to do.”
11 (K) In his anger, God told them,
“You people will never enter
my place of rest.”
Sing a New Song to the Lord
1 Sing a new song to the Lord!
Everyone on this earth,
sing praises to the Lord,
2 sing and praise his name.
Day after day announce,
“The Lord has saved us!”
3 Tell every nation on earth,
“The Lord is wonderful
and does marvelous things!
4 The Lord is great and deserves
our greatest praise!
He is the only God
worthy of our worship.
5 Other nations worship idols,
but the Lord created
the heavens.
6 Give honor and praise
to the Lord,
whose power and beauty
fill his holy temple.”
7 (L) Tell everyone of every nation,
“Praise the glorious power
of the Lord.
8 He is wonderful! Praise him
and bring an offering
into his temple.
9 Everyone on earth, now tremble
and worship the Lord,
majestic and holy.”
10 Announce to the nations,
“The Lord is King!
The world stands firm,
never to be shaken,
and he will judge its people
with fairness.”
11 Tell the heavens and the earth
to be glad and celebrate!
Command the ocean to roar
with all its creatures
12 and the fields to rejoice
with all their crops.
Then every tree in the forest
will sing joyful songs
13 to the Lord.
He is coming to judge
all people on earth
with fairness and truth.
The Lord Brings Justice
1 The Lord is King!
Tell the earth to celebrate
and all islands to shout.
2 Dark clouds surround him,
and his throne is supported
by justice and fairness.
3 Fire leaps from his throne,
destroying his enemies,
4 and his lightning is so bright
that the earth sees it
and trembles.
5 Mountains melt away like wax
in the presence of the Lord
of all the earth.
6 The heavens announce,
“The Lord brings justice!”
Everyone sees God's glory.
7 Those who brag about
the useless idols they worship
are terribly ashamed,
and all the false gods
bow down to the Lord.
8 When the people of Zion
and of the towns of Judah
hear that God brings justice,
they will celebrate.
9 The Lord rules the whole earth,
and he is more glorious
than all the false gods.
10 Love the Lord
and hate evil!
God protects his loyal people
and rescues them
from violence.
11 If you obey and do right,
a light will show you the way
and fill you with happiness.
12 You are the Lord's people!
So celebrate and praise
the only God.
The Lord Works Miracles
1 Sing a new song to the Lord!
He has worked miracles,
and with his own powerful arm,
he has won the victory.
2 The Lord has shown the nations
that he has the power to save
and to bring justice.
3 God has been faithful
in his love for Israel,
and his saving power is seen
everywhere on earth.
4 Tell everyone on this earth
to sing happy songs
in praise of the Lord.
5 Make music for him on harps.
Play beautiful melodies!
6 Sound the trumpets and horns
and celebrate with joyful songs
for our Lord and King!
7 Command the ocean to roar
with all its creatures,
and the earth to shout
with all its people.
8 Order the rivers
to clap their hands,
and all the hills
to sing together.
9 Let them worship the Lord!
He is coming to judge
everyone on the earth,
and he will be honest
and fair.
Our Lord Is King
1 (M) Our Lord, you are King!
You rule from your throne
above the winged creatures,[g]
as people tremble
and the earth shakes.
2 You are praised in Zion,
and you control all nations.
3 Only you are God!
And your power alone,
so great and fearsome,
is worthy of praise.
4 You are our mighty King,[h]
a lover of fairness,
who sees that justice is done
everywhere in Israel.
5 Our Lord and our God,
we praise you
and kneel down to worship you,
the God of holiness!
6 Moses and Aaron were two
of your priests.
Samuel was also one of those
who prayed in your name,
and you, our Lord,
answered their prayers.
7 (N) You spoke to them
from a thick cloud,
and they obeyed your laws.
8 Our Lord and our God,
you answered their prayers
and forgave their sins,
but when they did wrong,
you punished them.
9 We praise you, Lord God,
and we worship you
at your sacred mountain.
Only you are God!
(A psalm of praise.)
The Lord Is God
1 Shout praises to the Lord,
everyone on this earth.
2 Be joyful and sing
as you come in
to worship the Lord!
3 You know the Lord is God!
He created us,
and we belong to him;
we are his people,
the sheep in his pasture.
4 Be thankful and praise the Lord
as you enter his temple.
5 (O) The Lord is good!
His love and faithfulness
will last forever.
(A psalm by David.)
A King and His Promises
1 I will sing to you, Lord!
I will celebrate your kindness
and your justice.
2 Please help me learn
to do the right thing,
and I will be honest and fair
in my own kingdom.
3 I refuse to be corrupt
or to take part
in anything crooked,
4 and I won't be dishonest
or deceitful.
5 Anyone who spreads gossip
will be silenced;
no one who is conceited
will be my friend.
6 I will find trustworthy people
to serve as my advisors;
only an honest person
will serve as an official.
7 No one who cheats or lies
will have a position
in my royal court.
8 Each morning I will silence
any lawbreakers I find
in the countryside
or in the city of the Lord.
(A prayer for someone who hurts and needs to ask the Lord for help.)
A Prayer in Time of Trouble
1 I pray to you, Lord!
Please listen.
2 Don't hide from me
in my time of trouble.
Pay attention to my prayer
and quickly give an answer.
3 My days disappear like smoke,
and my bones are burning
as though in a furnace.
4 I am wasting away like grass,
and my appetite is gone.
5 My groaning never stops,
and my bones can be seen
through my skin.
6 I am like a lonely owl
in the desert
7 or a restless sparrow
alone on a roof.
8 My enemies insult me all day,
and they use my name
for a curse word.
9 Instead of food,
I have ashes to eat
and tears to drink,
10 because you are furious
and have thrown me aside.
11 My life fades like a shadow
at the end of day
and withers like grass.
12 Our Lord, you are King forever
and will always be famous.
13 You will show pity to Zion
because the time has come.
14 We, your servants,
love each stone in the city,
and we are sad to see them
lying in the dirt.
15 Our Lord, the nations
will honor you,
and all kings on earth
will praise your glory.
16 You will rebuild
the city of Zion.
Your glory will be seen,
17 and the prayers of the homeless
will be answered.
18 Future generations must also
praise the Lord,
so write this for them:
19 “From his holy temple,
the Lord looked down
at the earth.
20 He listened to the groans
of prisoners,
and he rescued everyone
who was doomed to die.”
21 All Jerusalem should praise
you, our Lord,
22 when people from every nation
meet to worship you.
23 I should still be strong,
but you, Lord, have made
an old person of me.
24 You will live forever!
Years mean nothing to you.
Don't cut my life in half!
25 (P) In the beginning, Lord,
you laid the earth's foundation
and created the heavens.
26 They will all disappear
and wear out like clothes.
You change them,
as you would a coat,
but you last forever.
27 You are always the same.
You are God for all time.
28 Every generation of those
who serve you
will live in your presence.
(By David.)
The Lord's Wonderful Love
1 With all my heart
I praise the Lord,
and with all that I am
I praise his holy name!
2 With all my heart
I praise the Lord!
I will never forget
how kind he has been.
3 The Lord forgives our sins,
heals us when we are sick,
4 and protects us from death.
His kindness and love
are a crown on our heads.
5 Each day that we live,[i]
he provides for our needs
and gives us the strength
of a young eagle.
6 For all who are mistreated,
the Lord brings justice.
7 He taught his Law to Moses
and showed all Israel
what he could do.
8 (Q) The Lord is merciful!
He is kind and patient,
and his love never fails.
9 The Lord won't always be angry
and point out our sins;
10 he doesn't punish us
as our sins deserve.
11 How great is God's love for all
who worship him?
Greater than the distance
between heaven and earth!
12 How far has the Lord taken
our sins from us?
Farther than the distance
from east to west!
13 Just as parents are kind
to their children,
the Lord is kind
to all who worship him,
14 because he knows
we are made of dust.
15 We humans are like grass
or wild flowers
that quickly bloom.
16 But a scorching wind blows,
and they quickly wither
to be forever forgotten.
17 The Lord is always kind
to those who worship him,
and he keeps his promises
to their descendants
18 who faithfully obey him.
19 God has set up his kingdom
in heaven, and he rules
the whole creation.
20 All of you mighty angels,
who obey God's commands,
come and praise your Lord!
21 All of you thousands
who serve and obey God,
come and praise your Lord!
22 All of God's creation
and all that he rules,
come and praise your Lord!
With all my heart
I praise the Lord!
The Lord Takes Care of His Creation
1 I praise you, Lord God,
with all my heart.
You are glorious and majestic,
dressed in royal robes
2 and surrounded by light.
You spread out the sky
like a tent,
3 and you built your home
over the mighty ocean.
The clouds are your chariot
with the wind as its wings.
4 (R) The winds are your messengers,
and flames of fire
are your servants.
5 You built foundations
for the earth, and it
will never be shaken.
6 You covered the earth
with the ocean that rose
above the mountains.
7 Then your voice thundered!
And the water flowed
8 down the mountains
and through the valleys
to the place you prepared.
9 Now you have set boundaries,
so that the water will never
flood the earth again.
10 You provide streams of water
in the hills and valleys,
11 so that the donkeys
and other wild animals
can satisfy their thirst.
12 Birds build their nests nearby
and sing in the trees.
13 From your home above
you send rain on the hills
and water the earth.
14 You let the earth produce
grass for cattle,
plants for our food,
15 wine to cheer us up,
olive oil for our skin,
and grain for our health.
16 Our Lord, your trees
always have water,
and so do the cedars
you planted in Lebanon.
17 Birds nest in those trees,
and storks make their home
in the fir trees.
18 Wild goats find a home
in the tall mountains,
and small animals can hide
between the rocks.
19 You created the moon
to tell us the seasons.
The sun knows when to set,
20 and you made the darkness,
so the animals in the forest
could come out at night.
21 Lions roar as they hunt
for the food you provide.
22 But when morning comes,
they return to their dens,
23 then we go out to work
until the end of day.
24 Our Lord, by your wisdom
you made so many things;
the whole earth is covered
with your living creatures.
25 But what about the ocean
so big and wide?
It is alive with creatures,
large and small.
26 (S) And there are the ships,
as well as Leviathan,[j]
the monster you created
to splash in the sea.
27 All of these depend on you
to provide them with food,
28 and you feed each one
with your own hand,
until they are full.
29 But when you turn away,
they are terrified;
when you end their life,
they die and rot.
30 You created all of them
by your Spirit,
and you give new life
to the earth.
31 Our Lord, we pray
that your glory
will last forever
and that you will be pleased
with what you have done.
32 You look at the earth,
and it trembles.
You touch the mountains,
and smoke goes up.
33 As long as I live,
I will sing and praise you,
the Lord God.
34 I hope my thoughts
will please you,
because you are the one
who makes me glad.
35 Destroy all wicked sinners
from the earth
once and for all.
With all my heart
I praise you, Lord!
I praise you!
The Lord Can Be Trusted
1 (T) Praise the Lord
and pray in his name!
Tell everyone
what he has done.
2 Sing praises to the Lord!
Tell about his miracles.
3 Celebrate and worship
his holy name
with all your heart.
4 Trust the Lord
and his mighty power.
5 Remember his miracles
and all his wonders
and his fair decisions.
6 You belong to the family
of Abraham, his servant;
you are his chosen ones,
the descendants of Jacob.
7 The Lord is our God,
bringing justice
everywhere on earth.
8 He will never forget
his agreement or his promises,
not in thousands of years.
* 9 (U) God made an eternal promise
10 (V) to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
11 when he said, “I'll give you
the land of Canaan.”
12 At the time there were
only a few of us,
and we were homeless.
13 We wandered from nation
to nation, from one country
to another.
14 (W) God did not let anyone
mistreat our people.
Instead he protected us
by punishing rulers
15 and telling them,
“Don't touch my chosen leaders
or harm my prophets!”
16 (X) God kept crops from growing
until food was scarce
everywhere in the land.
17 (Y) But he had already sent Joseph,
sold as a slave into Egypt,
18 (Z) with chains of iron
around his legs and neck.
19 Joseph remained a slave
until his own words
had come true,
and the Lord had finished
testing him.
20 (AA) Then the king of Egypt
set Joseph free
21 (AB) and put him in charge
of everything he owned.
22 Joseph was in command
of the officials,
and he taught the leaders
how to use wisdom.
23 (AC) Jacob and his family
came and settled in Egypt
as foreigners.
24 (AD) They were the Lord's people,
so he let them grow stronger
than their enemies.
25 They served the Lord,
and he made the Egyptians plan
hateful things against them.
26 (AE) God sent his servant Moses.
He also chose and sent Aaron
27 to his people in Egypt,
and they worked miracles
and wonders there.
28 (AF) Moses and Aaron obeyed God,
and he sent darkness
to cover Egypt.
29 (AG) God turned their rivers
into streams of blood,
and the fish all died.
30 (AH) Frogs were everywhere,
even in the royal palace.
31 (AI) When God gave the command,
flies and gnats
swarmed all around.
32 (AJ) In place of rain,
God sent hailstones
and flashes of lightning.
33 He destroyed their grapevines
and their fig trees,
and he made splinters
of all the other trees.
34 (AK) God gave the command,
and more grasshoppers came
than could be counted.
35 They ate every green plant
and all the crops that grew
in the land of Egypt.
36 (AL) Then God took the life
of every first-born son.
37 (AM) When God led Israel from Egypt,
they took silver and gold,
and no one was left behind.
38 The Egyptians were afraid
and gladly let them go.
39 (AN) God hid them under a cloud
and guided them by fire
during the night.
40 (AO) When they asked for food,
he sent more birds
than they could eat.
41 (AP) God even split open a rock,
and streams of water
gushed into the desert.
42 God never forgot
his sacred promise
to his servant Abraham.
43 When the Lord rescued
his chosen people from Egypt,
they celebrated with songs.
44 (AQ) The Lord gave them the land
and everything else
the nations had worked for.
45 He did this so that his people
would obey all his laws.
Shout praises to the Lord!
A Nation Asks for Forgiveness
1 (AR) We will celebrate
and praise you, Lord!
You are good to us,
and your love never fails.
2 No one can praise you enough
for all the mighty things
you have done.
3 You bless those people
who are honest and fair
in everything they do.
4 Remember me, Lord,
when you show kindness
by saving your people.
5 Let me prosper with the rest
of your chosen ones,
as they celebrate with pride
because they belong to you.
6 We and our ancestors
have sinned terribly.
7 (AS) When they were in Egypt,
they paid no attention
to your marvelous deeds
or your wonderful love.
And they turned against you
at the Red Sea.[k]
8 But you were true to your name,
and you rescued them to prove
how mighty you are.
9 (AT) You said to the Red Sea,[l]
“Dry up!”
Then you led your people across
on land as dry as a desert.
10 You saved all of them
11 and drowned every one
of their enemies.
12 (AU) Then your people trusted you
and sang your praises.
13 But they soon forgot
what you had done
and rejected your advice.
14 (AV) They became greedy for food
and tested you there
in the desert.
15 So you gave them
what they wanted,
but later you destroyed them
with a horrible disease.
16 (AW) Everyone in camp was jealous
of Moses and of Aaron,
your chosen priest.
17 Dathan and Abiram rebelled,
and the earth opened up
and swallowed them.
18 Then fire broke out
and destroyed all
of their followers.
19 (AX) At Horeb your people
made and worshiped the statue
20 of a bull, instead of you,
their glorious God.
21 You worked powerful miracles
to save them from Egypt,
but they forgot about you
22 and the fearsome things
you did at the Red Sea.[m]
23 You were angry and started
to destroy them,
but Moses, your chosen leader,
begged you not to do it.
24 (AY) They would not trust
you, Lord,
and they did not like
the promised land.
25 They would not obey you,
and they grumbled
in their tents.
26 So you threatened them
by saying, “I'll kill you
out here in the desert!
27 (AZ) I'll scatter your children
everywhere in the world.”
28 (BA) Your people became followers
of a god named Baal Peor,
and they ate sacrifices
offered to the dead.[n]
29 They did such terrible things
that you punished them
with a deadly disease.
30 But Phinehas[o] helped them,
and the sickness stopped.
31 Now he will always
be highly honored.
32 (BB) At Meribah Spring[p]
they turned against you
and made you furious.
33 Then Moses got into trouble
for speaking in anger.
34 (BC) Our Lord, they disobeyed you
by refusing to destroy
the nations.
35 Instead they were friendly
with those foreigners
and followed their customs.
36 Then they fell into the trap
of worshiping idols.
37 (BD) They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to demons
38 (BE) and to the gods of Canaan.
Then they poured out the blood
of these innocent children
and made the land filthy.
39 By doing such gruesome things,
they also became filthy.
40 (BF) Finally, Lord, you were angry
and terribly disgusted
with your people.
41 So you put them in the power
of nations that hated them.
42 They were mistreated and abused
by their enemies,
43 but you saved them
time after time.
They were determined to rebel,
and their sins caused
their downfall.
44 You answered their prayers
when they were in trouble.
45 You kept your agreement
and were so merciful
46 that their enemies
had pity on them.
47 (BG) Save us, Lord God!
Bring us back
from among the nations.
Let us celebrate and shout
in praise of your holy name.
48 Lord God of Israel,
you deserve to be praised
forever and ever.
Let everyone say, “Amen!
Shout praises to the Lord!”
Footnotes
- 91.4 city wall: One possible meaning for a difficult Hebrew word; it may possibly mean some kind of shield or weapon.
- 92.15 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
- 94.17 land of silence: The grave or the world of the dead.
- 94.22 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
- 95.1 mighty rock: See the note at 18.2.
- 95.8 Meribah and Massah: See the note at 81.7.
- 99.1 winged creatures: See the note at 80.1.
- 99.4 You … King: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 103.5 Each … live: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 104.26 Leviathan: See the note at 74.14.
- 106.7 Red Sea: Hebrew yam suph, “Sea of Reeds,” one of the marshes or fresh water lakes near the eastern part of the Nile Delta. This identification is based on Exodus 13.17—14.9, which lists the towns on the route of the Israelites before crossing the sea. In the Greek translation of the Scriptures made about 200 b.c., the “Sea of Reeds” was named “Red Sea.”
- 106.9 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.
- 106.22 Red Sea: See the note at 106.7.
- 106.28 the dead: Or “lifeless idols.”
- 106.30 Phinehas: The grandson of Aaron, who put two people to death and kept the Lord from being angry with the rest of his people (see Numbers 25.1-13).
- 106.32 Meribah Spring: See the note at 81.7.
Psalm 90-105
New International Version
Psalm 90-105
New International Version
BOOK IV
Psalms 90–106
Psalm 90
A prayer of Moses the man of God.
1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
throughout all generations.
2 Before the mountains were born(B)
or you brought forth the whole world,
from everlasting to everlasting(C) you are God.(D)
3 You turn people back to dust,
saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(E)
4 A thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night.(F)
5 Yet you sweep people away(G) in the sleep of death—
they are like the new grass of the morning:
6 In the morning it springs up new,
but by evening it is dry and withered.(H)
7 We are consumed by your anger
and terrified by your indignation.
8 You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins(I) in the light of your presence.(J)
9 All our days pass away under your wrath;
we finish our years with a moan.(K)
10 Our days may come to seventy years,(L)
or eighty,(M) if our strength endures;
yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,(N)
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.(O)
11 If only we knew the power of your anger!
Your wrath(P) is as great as the fear that is your due.(Q)
12 Teach us to number our days,(R)
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.(S)
13 Relent, Lord! How long(T) will it be?
Have compassion on your servants.(U)
14 Satisfy(V) us in the morning with your unfailing love,(W)
that we may sing for joy(X) and be glad all our days.(Y)
15 Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
for as many years as we have seen trouble.
16 May your deeds be shown to your servants,
your splendor to their children.(Z)
17 May the favor[a] of the Lord our God rest on us;
establish the work of our hands for us—
yes, establish the work of our hands.(AA)
Psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter(AB) of the Most High
will rest in the shadow(AC) of the Almighty.[b]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(AD) and my fortress,(AE)
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare(AF)
and from the deadly pestilence.(AG)
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;(AH)
his faithfulness will be your shield(AI) and rampart.
5 You will not fear(AJ) the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.(AK)
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm(AL) will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels(AM) concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;(AN)
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(AO)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.(AP)
14 “Because he[c] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.(AQ)
16 With long life(AR) I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.(AS)”
Psalm 92[d]
A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1 It is good to praise the Lord
and make music(AT) to your name,(AU) O Most High,(AV)
2 proclaiming your love in the morning(AW)
and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(AX)
and the melody of the harp.(AY)
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
I sing for joy(AZ) at what your hands have done.(BA)
5 How great are your works,(BB) Lord,
how profound your thoughts!(BC)
6 Senseless people(BD) do not know,
fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be destroyed forever.(BE)
8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
9 For surely your enemies(BF), Lord,
surely your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.(BG)
10 You have exalted my horn[e](BH) like that of a wild ox;(BI)
fine oils(BJ) have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.(BK)
12 The righteous will flourish(BL) like a palm tree,
they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;(BM)
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
they will flourish in the courts of our God.(BN)
14 They will still bear fruit(BO) in old age,
they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(BP)”
Psalm 93
1 The Lord reigns,(BQ) he is robed in majesty;(BR)
the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;(BS)
indeed, the world is established,(BT) firm and secure.(BU)
2 Your throne was established(BV) long ago;
you are from all eternity.(BW)
3 The seas(BX) have lifted up, Lord,
the seas have lifted up their voice;(BY)
the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(BZ)
4 Mightier than the thunder(CA) of the great waters,
mightier than the breakers(CB) of the sea—
the Lord on high is mighty.(CC)
Psalm 94
1 The Lord is a God who avenges.(CF)
O God who avenges, shine forth.(CG)
2 Rise up,(CH) Judge(CI) of the earth;
pay back(CJ) to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?(CK)
4 They pour out arrogant(CL) words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.(CM)
5 They crush your people,(CN) Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.(CO)
6 They slay the widow(CP) and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.(CQ)
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;(CR)
the God of Jacob(CS) takes no notice.”
8 Take notice, you senseless ones(CT) among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?(CU)
10 Does he who disciplines(CV) nations not punish?
Does he who teaches(CW) mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;(CX)
he knows that they are futile.(CY)
12 Blessed is the one you discipline,(CZ) Lord,
the one you teach(DA) from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,(DB)
till a pit(DC) is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;(DD)
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,(DE)
and all the upright in heart(DF) will follow it.
16 Who will rise up(DG) for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?(DH)
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,(DI)
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.(DJ)
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,(DK)”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety(DL) was great within me,
your consolation(DM) brought me joy.
20 Can a corrupt throne(DN) be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(DO)
21 The wicked band together(DP) against the righteous
and condemn the innocent(DQ) to death.(DR)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock(DS) in whom I take refuge.(DT)
23 He will repay(DU) them for their sins
and destroy(DV) them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Psalm 95
1 Come,(DW) let us sing for joy(DX) to the Lord;
let us shout aloud(DY) to the Rock(DZ) of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him(EA) with thanksgiving(EB)
and extol him with music(EC) and song.
3 For the Lord is the great God,(ED)
the great King(EE) above all gods.(EF)
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth,(EG)
and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5 The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.(EH)
6 Come, let us bow down(EI) in worship,(EJ)
let us kneel(EK) before the Lord our Maker;(EL)
7 for he is our God
and we are the people of his pasture,(EM)
the flock under his care.
Today, if only you would hear his voice,
8 “Do not harden your hearts(EN) as you did at Meribah,[f](EO)
as you did that day at Massah[g] in the wilderness,(EP)
9 where your ancestors tested(EQ) me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.
10 For forty years(ER) I was angry with that generation;
I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray,(ES)
and they have not known my ways.’(ET)
11 So I declared on oath(EU) in my anger,
‘They shall never enter my rest.’”(EV)
Psalm 96(EW)
1 Sing to the Lord(EX) a new song;(EY)
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(EZ)
proclaim his salvation(FA) day after day.
3 Declare his glory(FB) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds(FC) among all peoples.
4 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(FD)
he is to be feared(FE) above all gods.(FF)
5 For all the gods of the nations are idols,(FG)
but the Lord made the heavens.(FH)
6 Splendor and majesty(FI) are before him;
strength and glory(FJ) are in his sanctuary.
7 Ascribe to the Lord,(FK) all you families of nations,(FL)
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering(FM) and come into his courts.(FN)
9 Worship the Lord(FO) in the splendor of his[h] holiness;(FP)
tremble(FQ) before him, all the earth.(FR)
10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(FS)”
The world is firmly established,(FT) it cannot be moved;(FU)
he will judge(FV) the peoples with equity.(FW)
11 Let the heavens rejoice,(FX) let the earth be glad;(FY)
let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
let all the trees of the forest(FZ) sing for joy.(GA)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
he comes to judge(GB) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(GC)
and the peoples in his faithfulness.(GD)
Psalm 97
1 The Lord reigns,(GE) let the earth be glad;(GF)
let the distant shores(GG) rejoice.
2 Clouds(GH) and thick darkness(GI) surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(GJ)
3 Fire(GK) goes before(GL) him
and consumes(GM) his foes on every side.
4 His lightning(GN) lights up the world;
the earth(GO) sees and trembles.(GP)
5 The mountains melt(GQ) like wax(GR) before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.(GS)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(GT)
and all peoples see his glory.(GU)
7 All who worship images(GV) are put to shame,(GW)
those who boast in idols(GX)—
worship him,(GY) all you gods!(GZ)
8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad(HA)
because of your judgments,(HB) Lord.
9 For you, Lord, are the Most High(HC) over all the earth;(HD)
you are exalted(HE) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the Lord hate evil,(HF)
for he guards(HG) the lives of his faithful ones(HH)
and delivers(HI) them from the hand of the wicked.(HJ)
11 Light shines[i](HK) on the righteous(HL)
and joy on the upright in heart.(HM)
12 Rejoice in the Lord,(HN) you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.(HO)
Psalm 98
A psalm.
1 Sing to the Lord(HP) a new song,(HQ)
for he has done marvelous things;(HR)
his right hand(HS) and his holy arm(HT)
have worked salvation(HU) for him.
2 The Lord has made his salvation known(HV)
and revealed his righteousness(HW) to the nations.(HX)
3 He has remembered(HY) his love
and his faithfulness to Israel;
all the ends of the earth(HZ) have seen
the salvation of our God.(IA)
4 Shout for joy(IB) to the Lord, all the earth,
burst into jubilant song with music;
5 make music to the Lord with the harp,(IC)
with the harp and the sound of singing,(ID)
6 with trumpets(IE) and the blast of the ram’s horn(IF)—
shout for joy(IG) before the Lord, the King.(IH)
7 Let the sea(II) resound, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it.(IJ)
8 Let the rivers clap their hands,(IK)
let the mountains(IL) 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.(IM)
Psalm 99
1 The Lord reigns,(IN)
let the nations tremble;(IO)
he sits enthroned(IP) between the cherubim,(IQ)
let the earth shake.
2 Great is the Lord(IR) in Zion;(IS)
he is exalted(IT) over all the nations.
3 Let them praise(IU) your great and awesome name(IV)—
he is holy.(IW)
4 The King(IX) is mighty, he loves justice(IY)—
you have established equity;(IZ)
in Jacob you have done
what is just and right.(JA)
5 Exalt(JB) the Lord our God
and worship at his footstool;
he is holy.
6 Moses(JC) and Aaron(JD) were among his priests,
Samuel(JE) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
and he answered(JF) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(JG)
they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.
8 Lord our God,
you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(JH)
though you punished(JI) their misdeeds.[j]
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 joy(JJ) to the Lord, all the earth.
2 Worship the Lord(JK) with gladness;
come before him(JL) with joyful songs.
3 Know that the Lord is God.(JM)
It is he who made us,(JN) and we are his[k];
we are his people,(JO) the sheep of his pasture.(JP)
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving(JQ)
and his courts(JR) with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.(JS)
5 For the Lord is good(JT) and his love endures forever;(JU)
his faithfulness(JV) continues through all generations.
Psalm 101
Of David. A psalm.
1 I will sing of your love(JW) and justice;
to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life(JX)—
when will you come to me?
I will conduct the affairs(JY) of my house
with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval
on anything that is vile.(JZ)
I hate what faithless people do;(KA)
I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart(KB) shall be far from me;
I will have nothing to do with what is evil.
5 Whoever slanders their neighbor(KC) in secret,
I will put to silence;
whoever has haughty eyes(KD) 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 blameless(KE)
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 morning(KF) I will put to silence
all the wicked(KG) in the land;
I will cut off every evildoer(KH)
from the city of the Lord.(KI)
Psalm 102[l]
A prayer of an afflicted person who has grown weak and pours out a lament before the Lord.
1 Hear my prayer,(KJ) Lord;
let my cry for help(KK) come to you.
2 Do not hide your face(KL) from me
when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(KM) to me;
when I call, answer me quickly.
3 For my days vanish like smoke;(KN)
my bones(KO) burn like glowing embers.
4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(KP)
I forget to eat my food.(KQ)
5 In my distress I groan aloud(KR)
and am reduced to skin and bones.
6 I am like a desert owl,(KS)
like an owl among the ruins.
7 I lie awake;(KT) I have become
like a bird alone(KU) on a roof.
8 All day long my enemies(KV) taunt me;(KW)
those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(KX)
9 For I eat ashes(KY) as my food
and mingle my drink with tears(KZ)
10 because of your great wrath,(LA)
for you have taken me up and thrown me aside.
11 My days are like the evening shadow;(LB)
I wither(LC) away like grass.
12 But you, Lord, sit enthroned forever;(LD)
your renown endures(LE) through all generations.(LF)
13 You will arise(LG) and have compassion(LH) on Zion,
for it is time(LI) to show favor(LJ) to her;
the appointed time(LK) has come.
14 For her stones are dear to your servants;
her very dust moves them to pity.
15 The nations will fear(LL) the name of the Lord,
all the kings(LM) of the earth will revere your glory.
16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(LN)
and appear in his glory.(LO)
17 He will respond to the prayer(LP) of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea.
18 Let this be written(LQ) for a future generation,
that a people not yet created(LR) may praise the Lord:
19 “The Lord looked down(LS) from his sanctuary on high,
from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(LT)
and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(LU) in Zion
and his praise(LV) in Jerusalem
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms
assemble to worship(LW) the Lord.
23 In the course of my life[m] he broke my strength;
he cut short my days.(LX)
24 So I said:
“Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days;
your years go on(LY) through all generations.
25 In the beginning(LZ) you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens(MA) are the work of your hands.(MB)
26 They will perish,(MC) but you remain;
they will all wear out like a garment.
Like clothing you will change them
and they will be discarded.
27 But you remain the same,(MD)
and your years will never end.(ME)
28 The children of your servants(MF) will live in your presence;
their descendants(MG) will be established before you.”
Psalm 103
Of David.
1 Praise the Lord,(MH) my soul;(MI)
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(MJ)
2 Praise the Lord,(MK) my soul,
and forget not(ML) all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins(MM)
and heals(MN) all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life(MO) from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,(MP)
5 who satisfies(MQ) your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed(MR) like the eagle’s.(MS)
7 He made known(MV) his ways(MW) to Moses,
his deeds(MX) to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(MY)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(MZ)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(NA)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(NB) for those who fear him;(NC)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(ND) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(NE) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(NF)
he remembers that we are dust.(NG)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(NH)
they flourish like a flower(NI) of the field;
16 the wind blows(NJ) over it and it is gone,
and its place(NK) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children(NL)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(NM)
and remember(NN) to obey his precepts.(NO)
20 Praise the Lord,(NR) you his angels,(NS)
you mighty ones(NT) who do his bidding,(NU)
who obey his word.
21 Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts,(NV)
you his servants(NW) who do his will.
22 Praise the Lord, all his works(NX)
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the Lord, my soul.(NY)
Psalm 104
1 Praise the Lord, my soul.(NZ)
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(OA)
2 The Lord wraps(OB) himself in light(OC) as with a garment;
he stretches(OD) out the heavens(OE) like a tent(OF)
3 and lays the beams(OG) of his upper chambers on their waters.(OH)
He makes the clouds(OI) his chariot(OJ)
and rides on the wings of the wind.(OK)
4 He makes winds his messengers,[n](OL)
flames of fire(OM) his servants.
5 He set the earth(ON) on its foundations;(OO)
it can never be moved.
6 You covered it(OP) with the watery depths(OQ) as with a garment;
the waters stood(OR) above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke(OS) the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder(OT) they took to flight;
8 they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned(OU) for them.
9 You set a boundary(OV) they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
10 He makes springs(OW) pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(OX) to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys(OY) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(OZ) nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.(PA)
13 He waters the mountains(PB) from his upper chambers;(PC)
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(PD)
14 He makes grass grow(PE) for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate—
bringing forth food(PF) from the earth:
15 wine(PG) that gladdens human hearts,
oil(PH) to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains(PI) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(PJ) are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon(PK) that he planted.
17 There the birds(PL) make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(PM)
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(PN)
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(PO)
and the sun(PP) knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness,(PQ) it becomes night,(PR)
and all the beasts of the forest(PS) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(PT)
and seek their food from God.(PU)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.(PV)
23 Then people go out to their work,(PW)
to their labor until evening.(PX)
24 How many are your works,(PY) Lord!
In wisdom you made(PZ) them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.(QA)
25 There is the sea,(QB) vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.(QC)
26 There the ships(QD) go to and fro,
and Leviathan,(QE) which you formed to frolic(QF) there.(QG)
27 All creatures look to you
to give them their food(QH) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied(QI) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(QJ)
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.(QK)
30 When you send your Spirit,(QL)
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord(QM) endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works(QN)—
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(QO)
who touches the mountains,(QP) and they smoke.(QQ)
33 I will sing(QR) to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice(QS) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(QT) from the earth
and the wicked be no more.(QU)
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Psalm 105(QW)
1 Give praise to the Lord,(QX) proclaim his name;(QY)
make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him,(QZ) sing praise to him;(RA)
tell of all his wonderful acts.(RB)
3 Glory in his holy name;(RC)
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face(RD) always.
5 Remember the wonders(RE) he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(RF)
6 you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(RG)
his chosen(RH) ones, the children of Jacob.
7 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He remembers his covenant(RI) forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant he made with Abraham,(RJ)
the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it(RK) to Jacob as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(RL)
11 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(RM)
as the portion you will inherit.”(RN)
12 When they were but few in number,(RO)
few indeed, and strangers in it,(RP)
13 they wandered from nation to nation,(RQ)
from one kingdom to another.
14 He allowed no one to oppress(RR) them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:(RS)
15 “Do not touch(RT) my anointed ones;
do my prophets(RU) no harm.”
16 He called down famine(RV) on the land
and destroyed all their supplies of food;
17 and he sent a man before them—
Joseph, sold as a slave.(RW)
18 They bruised his feet with shackles,(RX)
his neck was put in irons,
19 till what he foretold(RY) came to pass,
till the word(RZ) of the Lord proved him true.
20 The king sent and released him,
the ruler of peoples set him free.(SA)
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all he possessed,
22 to instruct his princes(SB) as he pleased
and teach his elders wisdom.(SC)
Footnotes
- Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
- Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
- Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king
- Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
- Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
- Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
- Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
- Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
- Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
- Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
- Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
- Psalm 104:4 Or angels
- Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
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