98  Oh sing to the Lord ^ya new song,

for he has done ^zmarvelous things!

His ^aright hand and his holy arm

have worked salvation for him.

2  The Lord has ^bmade known his salvation;

he has ^crevealed his righteousness in ^dthe sight of the nations.

3  He has ^eremembered his ^fsteadfast love and faithfulness

to the house of Israel.

All ^gthe ends of the earth have seen

^hthe salvation of our God.

4  ⁱMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;

^jbreak forth into joyous song and sing praises!

5  Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,

with the lyre and the ^ksound of melody!

6  With ^ltrumpets and the sound of ^mthe horn

ⁱmake a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

7  ⁿLet the sea roar, and ^oall that fills it;

^othe world and those who dwell in it!

8  Let the rivers ^pclap their hands;

let ^qthe hills sing for joy together

9  before the Lord, for he comes

to ^rjudge the earth.

He will judge the world with righteousness,

and the peoples with equity.

99  ^sThe Lord reigns; ^tlet the peoples tremble!

He ^usits enthroned upon the cherubim; ^vlet the earth quake!

2  The Lord is ^wgreat in Zion;

he is ^xexalted over all the peoples.

3  Let them praise your ^ygreat and awesome name!

^zHoly is he!

4  ^aThe King in his might ^bloves justice.¹

You have established equity;

you have executed justice

and righteousness in Jacob.

5  ^cExalt the Lord our God;

^dworship at his ^efootstool!

^zHoly is he!

6  ^fMoses and Aaron were among his ^gpriests,

Samuel also was among those who ^hcalled upon his name.

They ⁱcalled to the Lord, and he answered them.

7  In ^jthe pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;

they ^kkept his testimonies

and the statute that he gave them.

8  O Lord our God, you answered them;

you were ^la forgiving God to them,

but ^man avenger of their wrongdoings.

9  Exalt the Lord our God,

and worship at his ⁿholy mountain;

for the Lord our God is holy!

100  ^pMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!

2  ^qServe the Lord with gladness!

^rCome into his presence with singing!

3  Know that ^sthe Lord, he is God!

It is he who ^tmade us, and ^uwe are his;¹

we are his ^vpeople, and ^wthe sheep of his pasture.

4  ^xEnter his gates with thanksgiving,

and his ^ycourts with praise!

Give thanks to him; ^zbless his name!

5  ^aFor the Lord is good;

his steadfast love endures forever,

and his ^bfaithfulness to all generations.

101  I will sing of ^csteadfast love and justice;

to you, O Lord, I will make music.

2  I will ^dponder the way ^ethat is blameless.

Oh when will you ^fcome to me?

I will ^gwalk with ^hintegrity of heart

within my house;

3  I will not set before my eyes

anything ⁱthat is worthless.

I hate the work of those who ^jfall away;

it shall not cling to me.

4  ^kA perverse heart shall be far from me;

I will ^lknow nothing of evil.

5  Whoever slanders his neighbor ^msecretly

I will ⁿdestroy.

Whoever has a ^ohaughty look and an ^parrogant heart

I will not endure.

6  I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,

that they may dwell with me;

he who walks in ^qthe way that is blameless

shall minister to me.

7  No one who ^rpractices deceit

shall dwell in my house;

no one who utters lies

shall ^scontinue before my eyes.

8  ^tMorning by morning I will destroy

all the wicked in the land,

^ucutting off all ^vthe evildoers

from ^wthe city of the Lord.

102  ^zHear my prayer, O Lord;

let my cry ^acome to you!

2  ^bDo not hide your face from me

in ^cthe day of my distress!

^dIncline your ear to me;

^eanswer me speedily ^fin the day when I call!

3  For my days ^gpass away like smoke,

and my ^hbones burn like a furnace.

4  My heart is ⁱstruck down like grass and ^jhas withered;

I ^kforget to eat my bread.

5  Because of my loud groaning

my ^lbones cling to my flesh.

6  I am like ^ma desert owl of the wilderness,

like an owl¹ of the waste places;

7  I ⁿlie awake;

I am like a lonely sparrow on the housetop.

8  All the day my enemies taunt me;

those who ^oderide me ^puse my name for a curse.

9  For I eat ashes like bread

and ^qmingle tears with my drink,

10  because of your indignation and anger;

for you have ^rtaken me up and ^sthrown me down.

11  My days are like ^tan evening shadow;

I ^jwither away like grass.

12  But you, O Lord, are ^uenthroned forever;

you ^vare remembered throughout all generations.

13  You will ^warise and have ^xpity on Zion;

it is the time to favor her;

^ythe appointed time has come.

14  For your servants hold her ^zstones dear

and have pity on her dust.

15  Nations will ^afear the name of the Lord,

and all ^bthe kings of the earth will fear your glory.

16  For the Lord ^cbuilds up Zion;

he ^dappears in his glory;

17  he ^eregards the prayer of the destitute

and does not despise their prayer.

18  Let this be ^frecorded for ^ga generation to come,

so that ^ha people yet to be created may praise the Lord:

19  that he ⁱlooked down from his holy height;

from heaven the Lord looked at the earth,

20  to hear ^jthe groans of the prisoners,

to set free ^kthose who were doomed to die,

21  that they may ^ldeclare in Zion the name of the Lord,

and in Jerusalem his praise,

22  when ^mpeoples gather together,

and kingdoms, to worship the Lord.

23  He has broken my strength in midcourse;

he ⁿhas shortened my days.

24  “O my God,” ^oI say, “take me not away

in the midst of my days—

^pyou whose years endure

throughout all generations!”

25  ^qOf old you laid the foundation of the earth,

and ^rthe heavens are the work of your hands.

26  ^sThey will perish, but ^tyou will remain;

they will all wear out like a garment.

You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,

27  but ^uyou are the same, and your years have no end.

28  ^vThe children of your servants ^wshall dwell secure;

^xtheir offspring shall be established before you.