BOOK IV

(Psalms 90–106)

Psalm 90

Eternal God and Mortal Man

A prayer of Moses, the man of God.

Lord, you have been our refuge[a]
in every generation.(A)
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.(B)

You return mankind to the dust,
saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”(C)
For in your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.(D)
You end their lives;[b] they sleep.(E)
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.(F)

For we are consumed by your anger;
we are terrified by your wrath.(G)
You have set our iniquities before you,
our secret sins in the light of your presence.(H)
For all our days ebb away under your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.(I)
10 Our lives last[c] seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are[d] struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.(J)
11 Who understands the power of your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due you.(K)
12 Teach us to number our days carefully
so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.[e](L)

13 Lord—how long?
Turn and have compassion on your servants.(M)
14 Satisfy us in the morning with your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.(N)
15 Make us rejoice for as many days as you have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen adversity.(O)
16 Let your work be seen by your servants,
and your splendor by their children.(P)
17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us;
establish for us the work of our hands—
establish the work of our hands!(Q)

Psalm 91

The Protection of the Most High

The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.(R)

I will say[f] concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress,
my God in whom I trust:(S)
He himself will rescue you from the bird trap,(T)
from the destructive plague.
He will cover you with his feathers;
you will take refuge under his wings.(U)
His faithfulness will be a protective shield.(V)
You will not fear the terror of the night,
the arrow that flies by day,(W)
the plague that stalks in darkness,
or the pestilence that ravages at noon.(X)
Though a thousand fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
the pestilence will not reach you.(Y)
You will only see it with your eyes
and witness the punishment of the wicked.(Z)

Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,(AA)
the Most High—your dwelling place,(AB)
10 no harm will come to you;
no plague will come near your tent.(AC)
11 For he will give his angels orders concerning you,
to protect you in all your ways.(AD)
12 They will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.(AE)
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the young lion and the serpent.(AF)

14 Because he has his heart set on me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows my name.(AG)
15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.(AH)
16 I will satisfy him with a long life(AI)
and show him my salvation.(AJ)

Psalm 92

God’s Love and Faithfulness

A psalm. A song for the Sabbath day.

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praise to your name, Most High,(AK)
to declare your faithful love in the morning
and your faithfulness at night,(AL)
with a ten-stringed harp[g]
and the music of a lyre.(AM)

For you have made me rejoice, Lord,
by what you have done;
I will shout for joy
because of the works of your hands.(AN)
How magnificent are your works, Lord,
how profound your thoughts!(AO)
A stupid person does not know,
a fool does not understand this:(AP)
though the wicked sprout like grass(AQ)
and all evildoers flourish,
they will be eternally destroyed.(AR)
But you, Lord, are exalted forever.(AS)
For indeed, Lord, your enemies—
indeed, your enemies will perish;
all evildoers will be scattered.(AT)
10 You have lifted up my horn(AU)
like that of a wild ox;
I have been anointed[h] with the finest oil.(AV)
11 My eyes look at my enemies;
when evildoers rise against me,
my ears hear them.(AW)

12 The righteous thrive like a palm tree
and grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.(AX)
13 Planted in the house of the Lord,
they thrive in the courts of our God.(AY)
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
healthy and green,(AZ)
15 to declare, “The Lord is just;
he is my rock,
and there is no unrighteousness in him.”(BA)

Psalm 93

God’s Eternal Reign

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed, enveloped in strength.
The world is firmly established;
it cannot be shaken.(BB)
Your throne has been established
from the beginning;[i]
you are from eternity.(BC)
The floods have lifted up, Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.(BD)
Greater than the roar of a huge torrent—
the mighty breakers of the sea—
the Lord on high is majestic.(BE)

Lord, your testimonies are completely reliable;(BF)
holiness adorns your house
for all the days to come.(BG)

Psalm 94

The Just Judge

Lord, God of vengeance—
God of vengeance, shine!(BH)
Rise up, Judge of the earth;
repay the proud what they deserve.(BI)
Lord, how long will the wicked—
how long will the wicked celebrate?(BJ)

They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.(BK)
Lord, they crush your people;
they oppress your heritage.(BL)
They kill the widow and the resident alien
and murder the fatherless.(BM)
They say, “The Lord doesn’t see it.
The God of Jacob doesn’t pay attention.”(BN)

Pay attention, you stupid people!
Fools, when will you be wise?(BO)
Can the one who shaped the ear not hear,
the one who formed the eye not see?(BP)
10 The one who instructs nations,
the one who teaches mankind knowledge—
does he not discipline?(BQ)
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind;
they are futile.(BR)

12 Lord, how happy is anyone you discipline
and teach from your law(BS)
13 to give him relief from troubled times
until a pit is dug for the wicked.(BT)
14 The Lord will not leave his people
or abandon his heritage,(BU)
15 for the administration of justice will again be righteous,
and all the upright in heart will follow[j] it.(BV)

16 Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?(BW)
17 If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.(BX)
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your faithful love will support me, Lord.(BY)
19 When I am filled with cares,
your comfort brings me joy.(BZ)

20 Can a corrupt throne be your ally,
a throne that makes evil laws?(CA)
21 They band together against the life of the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.(CB)
22 But the Lord is my refuge;
my God is the rock of my protection.(CC)
23 He will pay them back for their sins
and destroy them for their evil.
The Lord our God will destroy them.(CD)

Psalm 95

Worship and Warning

Come, let’s shout joyfully to the Lord,
shout triumphantly to the rock of our salvation!(CE)
Let’s enter his presence with thanksgiving;
let’s shout triumphantly to him in song.(CF)

For the Lord is a great God,
a great King above all gods.(CG)
The depths of the earth are in his hand,
and the mountain peaks are his.(CH)
The sea is his; he made it.
His hands formed the dry land.(CI)

Come, let’s worship and bow down;
let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker.(CJ)
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
the sheep under his care.[k](CK)
Today, if you hear his voice:(CL)
Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the wilderness(CM)
where your ancestors tested me;
they tried me, though they had seen what I did.(CN)
10 For forty years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know my ways.”(CO)
11 So I swore in my anger,
“They will not enter my rest.”(CP)

Psalm 96(CQ)

King of the Earth

Sing a new song to the Lord;
let the whole earth sing to the Lord.(CR)
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
proclaim his salvation from day to day.(CS)
Declare his glory among the nations,
his wondrous works among all peoples.(CT)

For the Lord is great and is highly praised;
he is feared above all gods.(CU)
For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(CV)
Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.(CW)

Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(CX)
Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name;(CY)
bring an offering and enter his courts.(CZ)
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness;(DA)
let the whole earth tremble before him.(DB)

10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.(DC)
The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.(DD)
He judges the peoples fairly.”(DE)
11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice;
let the sea and all that fills it resound.(DF)
12 Let the fields and everything in them celebrate.
Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy(DG)
13 before the Lord, for he is coming—
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with his faithfulness.(DH)

Psalm 97

The Majestic King

The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice;
let the many coasts and islands be glad.(DI)

Clouds and total darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(DJ)
Fire goes before him
and burns up his foes on every side.(DK)
His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.(DL)
The mountains melt like wax
at the presence of the Lord
at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.(DM)

The heavens proclaim his righteousness;(DN)
all the peoples see his glory.(DO)

All who serve carved images,
those who boast in worthless idols, will be put to shame.(DP)
All the gods[l] must worship him.(DQ)

Zion hears and is glad,
Judah’s villages[m] rejoice
because of your judgments, Lord.(DR)
For you, Lord,
are the Most High over the whole earth;
you are exalted above all the gods.(DS)

10 You who love the Lord, hate evil!(DT)
He protects the lives of his faithful ones;(DU)
he rescues them from the power of the wicked.(DV)
11 Light dawns[n][o] for the righteous,
gladness for the upright in heart.(DW)
12 Be glad in the Lord, you righteous ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.[p](DX)

Psalm 98

Praise the King

A psalm.

Sing a new song to the Lord,(DY)
for he has performed wonders;
his right hand and holy arm
have won him victory.(DZ)
The Lord has made his victory known;
he has revealed his righteousness
in the sight of the nations.(EA)
He has remembered his love
and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the ends of the earth
have seen our God’s victory.(EB)

Let the whole earth shout to the Lord;
be jubilant, shout for joy, and sing.(EC)
Sing to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and melodious song.(ED)
With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn
shout triumphantly
in the presence of the Lord, our King.(EE)

Let the sea and all that fills it,
the world and those who live in it, resound.(EF)
Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains shout together for joy(EG)
before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world righteously
and the peoples fairly.(EH)

Psalm 99

The King Is Holy

The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned between the cherubim.(EI)
Let the earth quake.(EJ)
The Lord is great in Zion;
he is exalted above all the peoples.(EK)
Let them praise your great
and awe-inspiring name.(EL)
He is holy.(EM)

The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
you have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(EN)
Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at his footstool.(EO)
He is holy.(EP)

Moses and Aaron were among his priests;(EQ)
Samuel also was among those calling on his name.
They called to the Lord and he answered them.(ER)
He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;(ES)
they kept his decrees and the statutes he gave them.
Lord our God, you answered them.
You were a forgiving God to them,(ET)
but an avenger of their sinful actions.(EU)

Exalt the Lord our God;
bow in worship at his holy mountain,
for the Lord our God is holy.(EV)

Psalm 100

Be Thankful

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Let the whole earth shout triumphantly to the Lord!(EW)
Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.(EX)
Acknowledge that the Lord is God.
He made us, and we are his[q](EY)
his people, the sheep of his pasture.(EZ)
Enter his gates with thanksgiving(FA)
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name.(FB)
For the Lord is good, and his faithful love endures forever;
his faithfulness, through all generations.

Psalm 101

A Vow of Integrity

A psalm of David.

I will sing of faithful love and justice;
I will sing praise to you, Lord.(FC)
I 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.(FD)
I will not let anything worthless guide me.[r]
I hate the practice of transgression;
it will not cling to me.(FE)
A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with[s] evil.(FF)

I will destroy anyone
who secretly slanders his neighbor;(FG)
I cannot tolerate anyone
with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart.(FH)
My 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.(FI)
No one who acts deceitfully
will live in my palace;
the one who tells lies
will not be retained here to guide me.[t](FJ)
Every morning I will destroy
all the wicked of the land,
wiping out all evildoers from the Lord’s city.(FK)

Psalm 102

Affliction in light of Eternity

A prayer of a suffering person who is weak and pours out his lament before the Lord.(FL)

Lord, hear my prayer;
let my cry for help come before you.(FM)
Do not hide your face from me in my day of trouble.
Listen closely to me;
answer me quickly when I call.(FN)

For my days vanish like smoke,
and my bones burn like a furnace.(FO)
My heart is suffering, withered like grass;(FP)
I even forget to eat my food.(FQ)
Because of the sound of my groaning,
my flesh sticks to my bones.(FR)
I am like an eagle owl,
like a little owl among the ruins.(FS)
I stay awake;(FT)
I am like a solitary bird on a roof.
My enemies taunt me all day long;
they ridicule and use my name as a curse.(FU)
I eat ashes like bread
and mingle my drinks with tears(FV)
10 because of your indignation and wrath;
for you have picked me up and thrown me aside.(FW)
11 My days are like a lengthening shadow,
and I wither away like grass.(FX)

12 But you, Lord, are enthroned forever;(FY)
your fame endures to all generations.(FZ)
13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to show favor to her—
the appointed time has come.(GA)
14 For your servants take delight in its stones
and favor its dust.(GB)

15 Then the nations will fear the name of the Lord,
and all the kings of the earth your glory,(GC)
16 for the Lord will rebuild Zion;
he will appear in his glory.(GD)
17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.(GE)

18 This will be written for a later generation,
and a people who have not yet been created will praise the Lord:(GF)
19 He looked down from his holy heights—
the Lord gazed out from heaven to earth(GG)
20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning,
to set free those condemned to die,[u](GH)
21 so that they might declare
the name of the Lord in Zion
and his praise in Jerusalem(GI)
22 when peoples and kingdoms are assembled
to serve the Lord.(GJ)

23 He has broken my[v] strength in midcourse;
he has shortened my days.(GK)
24 I say, “My God, do not take me
in the middle of my life![w]
Your years continue through all generations.(GL)
25 Long ago you established the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.(GM)
26 They will perish, but you will endure;
all of them will wear out like clothing.
You will change them like a garment,
and they will pass away.(GN)
27 But you are the same,
and your years will never end.(GO)
28 Your servants’ children will dwell securely,
and their offspring will be established before you.”(GP)

Psalm 103

The Forgiving God

Of David.

My soul, bless the Lord,
and all that is within me, bless his holy name.(GQ)
My soul, bless the Lord,
and do not forget all his benefits.(GR)

He forgives all your iniquity;(GS)
he heals all your diseases.(GT)
He redeems your life from the Pit;(GU)
he crowns you with faithful love and compassion.(GV)
He satisfies you[x] with good things;(GW)
your youth is renewed like the eagle.(GX)

The Lord executes acts of righteousness
and justice for all the oppressed.(GY)
He revealed his ways to Moses,(GZ)
his deeds to the people of Israel.(HA)
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.(HB)
He will not always accuse us
or be angry forever.(HC)
10 He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve
or repaid us according to our iniquities.(HD)

11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his faithful love
toward those who fear him.(HE)
12 As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed
our transgressions from us.(HF)
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.(HG)
14 For he knows what we are made of,
remembering that we are dust.(HH)

15 As for man, his days are like grass—
he blooms like a flower of the field;(HI)
16 when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,
and its place is no longer known.[y](HJ)
17 But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him,
and his righteousness toward the grandchildren(HK)
18 of those who keep his covenant,
who remember to observe his precepts.(HL)
19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven,
and his kingdom rules over all.(HM)

20 Bless the Lord,
all his angels of great strength,
who do his word,
obedient to his command.(HN)
21 Bless the Lord, all his armies,
his servants who do his will.(HO)
22 Bless the Lord, all his works
in all the places where he rules.(HP)
My soul, bless the Lord!

Psalm 104

God the Creator

My soul, bless the Lord!
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with majesty and splendor.(HQ)
He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,(HR)
laying the beams of his palace
on the waters above,(HS)
making the clouds his chariot,(HT)
walking on the wings of the wind,(HU)
and making the winds his messengers,[z]
flames of fire his servants.(HV)

He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken.(HW)
You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the water stood above the mountains.(HX)
At your rebuke the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder they hurried away(HY)
mountains rose and valleys sank[aa]
to the place you established for them.(HZ)
You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again.(IA)

10 He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains.(IB)
11 They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.(IC)
12 The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they make their voices heard among the foliage.(ID)
13 He waters the mountains from his palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.(IE)

14 He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,(IF)
15 wine that makes human hearts glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains human hearts.(IG)

16 The trees of the Lord flourish,[ab]
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.(IH)
17 There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes in the pine trees.(II)
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.(IJ)

19 He made the moon to mark the[ac] festivals;[ad]
the sun knows when to set.(IK)
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.(IL)
21 The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.(IM)
22 The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.(IN)
23 Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.(IO)

24 How countless are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.[ae](IP)
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.(IQ)
26 There the ships move about,
and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.(IR)

27 All of them wait for you
to give them their food at the right time.(IS)
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.(IT)
29 When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.(IU)
30 When you send your breath,[af]
they are created,(IV)
and you renew the surface of the ground.(IW)

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works.(IX)
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke.(IY)
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.(IZ)
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.(JA)
35 May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more.(JB)
My soul, bless the Lord!
Hallelujah!

Psalm 105

God’s Faithfulness to His People

Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name;
proclaim his deeds among the peoples.(JC)
Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell about all his wondrous works!(JD)
Boast in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.(JE)
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.(JF)
Remember the wondrous works he has done,
his wonders, and the judgments he has pronounced,[ag](JG)
you offspring of Abraham his servant,
Jacob’s descendants—his chosen ones.(JH)

He is the Lord our God;
his judgments govern the whole earth.(JI)
He remembers his covenant forever,
the promise he ordained
for a thousand generations(JJ)
the covenant he made with Abraham,
swore[ah] to Isaac,(JK)
10 and confirmed to Jacob as a decree
and to Israel as a permanent covenant:(JL)
11 “I will give the land of Canaan to you
as your inherited portion.”(JM)

12 When they were few in number,
very few indeed,
and resident aliens in Canaan,(JN)
13 wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another,(JO)
14 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their behalf:(JP)
15 “Do not touch my anointed ones,(JQ)
or harm my prophets.”(JR)

16 He called down famine against the land
and destroyed the entire food supply.(JS)
17 He had sent a man ahead of them—
Joseph, who was sold as a slave.(JT)
18 They hurt his feet with shackles;
his neck was put in an iron collar.(JU)
19 Until the time his prediction came true,
the word of the Lord tested him.(JV)
20 The king sent for him and released him;
the ruler of peoples set him free.(JW)
21 He made him master of his household,
ruler over all his possessions(JX)
22 binding[ai] his officials at will
and instructing his elders.(JY)

23 Then Israel went to Egypt;
Jacob lived as an alien in the land of Ham.[aj](JZ)
24 The Lord[ak] made his people very fruitful;
he made them more numerous than their foes,(KA)
25 whose hearts he turned to hate his people
and to deal deceptively with his servants.(KB)
26 He sent Moses his servant,
and Aaron, whom he had chosen.(KC)
27 They performed his miraculous signs among them
and wonders in the land of Ham.(KD)
28 He sent darkness, and it became dark—
for did they not defy his commands?(KE)
29 He turned their water into blood
and caused their fish to die.(KF)
30 Their land was overrun with frogs,
even in their royal chambers.(KG)
31 He spoke, and insects came(KH)
gnats throughout their country.(KI)
32 He gave them hail for rain,
and lightning throughout their land.(KJ)
33 He struck their vines and fig trees
and shattered the trees of their territory.(KK)
34 He spoke, and locusts came—
young locusts without number.
35 They devoured all the vegetation in their land
and consumed the produce of their land.(KL)
36 He struck all the firstborn in their land,
all their first progeny.(KM)

37 Then he brought Israel out with silver and gold,
and no one among his tribes stumbled.(KN)
38 Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel[al] had fallen on them.(KO)
39 He spread a cloud as a covering
and gave a fire to light up the night.(KP)
40 They asked, and he brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven.(KQ)
41 He opened a rock, and water gushed out;
it flowed like a stream in the desert.(KR)
42 For he remembered his holy promise
to Abraham his servant.(KS)
43 He brought his people out with rejoicing,
his chosen ones with shouts of joy.(KT)
44 He gave them the lands of the nations,
and they inherited
what other peoples had worked for.(KU)

45 All this happened
so that they might keep his statutes
and obey his instructions.(KV)
Hallelujah!

Psalm 106

Israel’s Unfaithfulness to God

Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his faithful love endures forever.(KW)
Who can declare the Lord’s mighty acts
or proclaim all the praise due him?(KX)
How happy are those who uphold justice,
who practice righteousness at all times.(KY)

Remember me, Lord,
when you show favor to your people.(KZ)
Come to me with your salvation
so that I may enjoy the prosperity
of your chosen ones,
rejoice in the joy of your nation,
and boast about your heritage.(LA)

Both we and our ancestors have sinned;
we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.(LB)
Our ancestors in Egypt did not grasp
the significance of your wondrous works
or remember your many acts of faithful love;
instead, they rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.(LC)
Yet he saved them for his name’s sake,
to make his power known.(LD)
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
he led them through the depths as through a desert.(LE)
10 He saved them from the power of the adversary;
he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.(LF)
11 Water covered their foes;
not one of them remained.(LG)
12 Then they believed his promises
and sang his praise.(LH)

13 They soon forgot his works
and would not wait for his counsel.(LI)
14 They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.(LJ)
15 He gave them what they asked for,
but sent a wasting disease among them.(LK)

16 In the camp they were envious of Moses
and of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.(LL)
17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan;
it covered the assembly of Abiram.(LM)
18 Fire blazed throughout their assembly;
flames consumed the wicked.(LN)

19 At Horeb they made a calf
and worshiped the cast metal image.(LO)
20 They exchanged their glory[am][an]
for the image of a grass-eating ox.(LP)
21 They forgot God their Savior,
who did great things in Egypt,(LQ)
22 wondrous works in the land of Ham,[ao]
awe-inspiring acts at the Red Sea.(LR)
23 So he said he would have destroyed them—
if Moses his chosen one
had not stood before him in the breach
to turn his wrath away from destroying them.(LS)

24 They despised the pleasant land
and did not believe his promise.(LT)
25 They grumbled in their tents
and did not listen to the Lord.(LU)
26 So he raised his hand against them with an oath
that he would make them fall in the desert(LV)
27 and would disperse their descendants[ap]
among the nations,
scattering them throughout the lands.(LW)

28 They aligned themselves with Baal of Peor
and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.[aq](LX)
29 They angered the Lord with their deeds,
and a plague broke out against them.(LY)
30 But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stopped.(LZ)
31 It was credited to him as righteousness
throughout all generations to come.(MA)

32 They angered the Lord at the Waters of Meribah,
and Moses suffered[ar] because of them,(MB)
33 for they embittered his spirit,[as]
and he spoke rashly with his lips.(MC)

34 They did not destroy the peoples
as the Lord had commanded them(MD)
35 but mingled with the nations
and adopted their ways.(ME)
36 They served their idols,
which became a snare to them.(MF)
37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.(MG)
38 They shed innocent blood—
the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
so the land became polluted with blood.(MH)
39 They defiled themselves by their actions
and prostituted themselves by their deeds.(MI)

40 Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people,
and he abhorred his own inheritance.(MJ)
41 He handed them over to the nations;
those who hated them ruled over them.(MK)
42 Their enemies oppressed them,
and they were subdued under their power.(ML)
43 He rescued them many times,
but they continued to rebel deliberately
and were beaten down by their iniquity.(MM)

44 When he heard their cry,
he took note of their distress,(MN)
45 remembered his covenant with them,
and relented according to the abundance
of his faithful love.(MO)
46 He caused them to be pitied
before all their captors.(MP)

47 Save us, Lord our God,
and gather us from the nations,
so that we may give thanks to your holy name
and rejoice in your praise.(MQ)

48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.(MR)
Let all the people say, “Amen!”
Hallelujah!(MS)

Notas al pie

  1. 90:1 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read dwelling place
  2. 90:5 Or You overwhelm them; Hb obscure
  3. 90:10 Lit The days of our years in them
  4. 90:10 LXX, Tg, Syr, Vg read Even their span is; Hb obscure
  5. 90:12 Or develop a heart of wisdom
  6. 91:1–2 LXX, Syr, Jer read Almighty, saying, or Almighty, he will say
  7. 92:3 Or ten-stringed instrument and a harp
  8. 92:10 Syr reads you have anointed me
  9. 93:2 Lit from then
  10. 94:15 Or heart will support; lit heart after
  11. 95:7 Lit sheep of his hand
  12. 97:7 LXX, Syr read All his angels; Heb 1:6
  13. 97:8 Lit daughters
  14. 97:11 One Hb ms, LXX, some ancient versions read rises to shine; Ps 112:4
  15. 97:11 Lit Light is sown
  16. 97:12 Lit to the memory of his holiness
  17. 100:3 Alt Hb tradition, some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg read and not we ourselves
  18. 101:3 Lit I will not put a worthless thing in front of my eyes
  19. 101:4 Lit not know
  20. 101:7 Lit be established in front of my eyes
  21. 102:20 Lit free sons of death
  22. 102:23 Some Hb mss, LXX read his
  23. 102:24 Lit my days
  24. 103:5 Lit satisfies your ornament; Hb obscure
  25. 103:16 Lit place no longer knows it
  26. 104:4 Or angels
  27. 104:7–8 Or away. They flowed over the mountains and went down valleys
  28. 104:16 Lit are satisfied
  29. 104:19 Lit moon for
  30. 104:19 Or the appointed times
  31. 104:24 Lit possessions
  32. 104:30 Or Spirit
  33. 105:5 Lit judgments of his mouth
  34. 105:9 Lit and his oath
  35. 105:22 LXX, Syr, Vg read teaching
  36. 105:23 = Egypt, also in v. 27
  37. 105:24 Lit He
  38. 105:38 Lit them
  39. 106:20 Alt Hb tradition reads his glory, or my glory
  40. 106:20 = God
  41. 106:22 = Egypt
  42. 106:27 Syr; MT reads would make their descendants fall
  43. 106:28 Lit sacrifices for dead ones
  44. 106:32 Lit and it was evil for Moses
  45. 106:33 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Jer; other Hb mss read they rebelled against his Spirit

BOOK IV

Psalms 90–106

Psalm 90

A prayer of Moses the man of God.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place(A)
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born(B)
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting(C) you are God.(D)

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(E)
A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.(F)
Yet you sweep people away(G) in the sleep of death—
    they are like the new grass of the morning:
In the morning it springs up new,
    but by evening it is dry and withered.(H)

We are consumed by your anger
    and terrified by your indignation.
You have set our iniquities before you,
    our secret sins(I) in the light of your presence.(J)
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

Whoever dwells in the shelter(AB) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(AC) of the Almighty.[b]
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(AD) and my fortress,(AE)
    my God, in whom I trust.”

Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare(AF)
    and from the deadly pestilence.(AG)
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.
You will not fear(AJ) the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.(AK)

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.

It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music(AT) to your name,(AU) O Most High,(AV)
proclaiming your love in the morning(AW)
    and your faithfulness at night,
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre(AX)
    and the melody of the harp.(AY)

For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy(AZ) at what your hands have done.(BA)
How great are your works,(BB) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!(BC)
Senseless people(BD) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(BE)

But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

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

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)
Your throne was established(BV) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.(BW)

The seas(BX) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;(BY)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.(BZ)
Mightier than the thunder(CA) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers(CB) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.(CC)

Your statutes, Lord, stand firm;
    holiness(CD) adorns your house(CE)
    for endless days.

Psalm 94

The Lord is a God who avenges.(CF)
    O God who avenges, shine forth.(CG)
Rise up,(CH) Judge(CI) of the earth;
    pay back(CJ) to the proud what they deserve.
How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(CK)

They pour out arrogant(CL) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(CM)
They crush your people,(CN) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.(CO)
They slay the widow(CP) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.(CQ)
They say, “The Lord does not see;(CR)
    the God of Jacob(CS) takes no notice.”

Take notice, you senseless ones(CT) among the people;
    you fools, when will you become wise?
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

Come,(DW) let us sing for joy(DX) to the Lord;
    let us shout aloud(DY) to the Rock(DZ) of our salvation.
Let us come before him(EA) with thanksgiving(EB)
    and extol him with music(EC) and song.

For the Lord is the great God,(ED)
    the great King(EE) above all gods.(EF)
In his hand are the depths of the earth,(EG)
    and the mountain peaks belong to him.
The sea is his, for he made it,
    and his hands formed the dry land.(EH)

Come, let us bow down(EI) in worship,(EJ)
    let us kneel(EK) before the Lord our Maker;(EL)
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,
“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)
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)

Sing to the Lord(EX) a new song;(EY)
    sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name;(EZ)
    proclaim his salvation(FA) day after day.
Declare his glory(FB) among the nations,
    his marvelous deeds(FC) among all peoples.

For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(FD)
    he is to be feared(FE) above all gods.(FF)
For all the gods of the nations are idols,(FG)
    but the Lord made the heavens.(FH)
Splendor and majesty(FI) are before him;
    strength and glory(FJ) are in his sanctuary.

Ascribe to the Lord,(FK) all you families of nations,(FL)
    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
    bring an offering(FM) and come into his courts.(FN)
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

The Lord reigns,(GE) let the earth be glad;(GF)
    let the distant shores(GG) rejoice.
Clouds(GH) and thick darkness(GI) surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(GJ)
Fire(GK) goes before(GL) him
    and consumes(GM) his foes on every side.
His lightning(GN) lights up the world;
    the earth(GO) sees and trembles.(GP)
The mountains melt(GQ) like wax(GR) before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.(GS)
The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(GT)
    and all peoples see his glory.(GU)

All who worship images(GV) are put to shame,(GW)
    those who boast in idols(GX)
    worship him,(GY) all you gods!(GZ)

Zion hears and rejoices
    and the villages of Judah are glad(HA)
    because of your judgments,(HB) Lord.
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.

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.
The Lord has made his salvation known(HV)
    and revealed his righteousness(HW) to the nations.(HX)
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)

Shout for joy(IB) to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;
make music to the Lord with the harp,(IC)
    with the harp and the sound of singing,(ID)
with trumpets(IE) and the blast of the ram’s horn(IF)
    shout for joy(IG) before the Lord, the King.(IH)

Let the sea(II) resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.(IJ)
Let the rivers clap their hands,(IK)
    let the mountains(IL) sing together for joy;
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

The Lord reigns,(IN)
    let the nations tremble;(IO)
he sits enthroned(IP) between the cherubim,(IQ)
    let the earth shake.
Great is the Lord(IR) in Zion;(IS)
    he is exalted(IT) over all the nations.
Let them praise(IU) your great and awesome name(IV)
    he is holy.(IW)

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)
Exalt(JB) the Lord our God
    and worship at his footstool;
    he is holy.

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.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(JG)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(JH)
    though you punished(JI) their misdeeds.[j]
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.

Shout for joy(JJ) to the Lord, all the earth.
    Worship the Lord(JK) with gladness;
    come before him(JL) with joyful songs.
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)

Enter his gates with thanksgiving(JQ)
    and his courts(JR) with praise;
    give thanks to him and praise his name.(JS)
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.

I will sing of your love(JW) and justice;
    to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
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.
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.
The perverse of heart(KB) shall be far from me;
    I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

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.

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.

No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

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.

Hear my prayer,(KJ) Lord;
    let my cry for help(KK) come to you.
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.

For my days vanish like smoke;(KN)
    my bones(KO) burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(KP)
    I forget to eat my food.(KQ)
In my distress I groan aloud(KR)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.
I am like a desert owl,(KS)
    like an owl among the ruins.
I lie awake;(KT) I have become
    like a bird alone(KU) on a roof.
All day long my enemies(KV) taunt me;(KW)
    those who rail against me use my name as a curse.(KX)
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.

Praise the Lord,(MH) my soul;(MI)
    all my inmost being, praise his holy name.(MJ)
Praise the Lord,(MK) my soul,
    and forget not(ML) all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins(MM)
    and heals(MN) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(MO) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(MP)
who satisfies(MQ) your desires with good things
    so that your youth is renewed(MR) like the eagle’s.(MS)

The Lord works righteousness(MT)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(MU)

He made known(MV) his ways(MW) to Moses,
    his deeds(MX) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(MY)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
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)

19 The Lord has established his throne(NP) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(NQ) over all.

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

Praise the Lord, my soul.(NZ)

Lord my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(OA)

The Lord wraps(OB) himself in light(OC) as with a garment;
    he stretches(OD) out the heavens(OE) like a tent(OF)
    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)
He makes winds his messengers,[n](OL)
    flames of fire(OM) his servants.

He set the earth(ON) on its foundations;(OO)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(OP) with the watery depths(OQ) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(OR) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(OS) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(OT) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(OU) for them.
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.

Praise the Lord.[o](QV)

Psalm 105(QW)

Give praise to the Lord,(QX) proclaim his name;(QY)
    make known among the nations what he has done.
Sing to him,(QZ) sing praise to him;(RA)
    tell of all his wonderful acts.(RB)
Glory in his holy name;(RC)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(RD) always.

Remember the wonders(RE) he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,(RF)
you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,(RG)
    his chosen(RH) ones, the children of Jacob.
He is the Lord our God;
    his judgments are in all the earth.

He remembers his covenant(RI) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
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)

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 90:17 Or beauty
  2. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai
  3. Psalm 91:14 That is, probably the king
  4. Psalm 92:1 In Hebrew texts 92:1-15 is numbered 92:2-16.
  5. Psalm 92:10 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  6. Psalm 95:8 Meribah means quarreling.
  7. Psalm 95:8 Massah means testing.
  8. Psalm 96:9 Or Lord with the splendor of
  9. Psalm 97:11 One Hebrew manuscript and ancient versions (see also 112:4); most Hebrew manuscripts Light is sown
  10. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
  11. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves
  12. Psalm 102:1 In Hebrew texts 102:1-28 is numbered 102:2-29.
  13. Psalm 102:23 Or By his power
  14. Psalm 104:4 Or angels
  15. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.