Psalm 101:1-103:22

⁶ My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a blameless way is the one who will minister to me.
⁷ He who practices deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who speaks falsehood shall not maintain his position before me.
⁸ Every morning I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
So as to cut off from the city of the Lord all those who do iniquity.

⁸ My enemies have reproached me all day long;
Those who deride me have used my name as a curse.
⁹ For I have eaten ashes like bread
And mingled my drink with weeping
¹⁰ Because of Your indignation and Your wrath,
For You have lifted me up and cast me away.
¹¹ My days are like a lengthened shadow,
And I wither away like grass.

¹² But You, O Lord, abide forever,
And Your name to all generations.
¹³ You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
¹⁴ Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.
¹⁵ So the nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
¹⁶ For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
¹⁷ He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.

¹⁸ This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
¹⁹ For He looked down from His holy height;
From heaven the Lord gazed upon the earth,
²⁰ To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To set free those who were doomed to death,
²¹ That men may tell of the name of the Lord in Zion
And His praise in Jerusalem,
²² When the peoples are gathered together,
And the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.

²³ He has weakened my strength in the way;
He has shortened my days.
²⁴ I say, “O my God, do not take me away in the midst of my days,
Your years are throughout all generations.
²⁵ “Of old You founded the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
²⁶ “Even they will perish, but You endure;
And all of them will wear out like a garment;
Like clothing You will change them and they will be changed.
²⁷ “But You are the same,
And Your years will not come to an end.
²⁸ “The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”

⁶ The Lord performs righteous deeds
And judgments for all who are oppressed.
⁷ He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the sons of Israel.
⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
⁹ He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
¹⁰ He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
¹³ Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
¹⁴ For He Himself knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are but dust.

¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
¹⁶ When the wind has passed over it, it is no more,
And its place acknowledges it no longer.
¹⁷ But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
¹⁸ To those who keep His covenant
And remember His precepts to do them.

¹⁹ The Lord has established His throne in the heavens,
And His sovereignty rules over all.
²⁰ Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Mighty in strength, who perform His word,
Obeying the voice of His word!
²¹ Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You who serve Him, doing His will.
²² Bless the Lord, all you works of His,
In all places of His dominion;
Bless the Lord, O my soul!