Psalms 101 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 102

¹A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.

KJVA Prayer^H8605 of the afflicted^H6041, when he is overwhelmed^H5848^(H8799), and poureth out^H8210^(H8799) his complaint^H7879 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068. Hear^H8085^(H8798) my prayer^H8605, O LORD^H3068, and let my cry^H7775 come^H935^(H8799) unto thee.

² Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Turn your ear to me. Answer me quickly in the day when I call.

KJVHide^H5641^(H8686) not thy face^H6440 from me in the day^H3117 when I am in trouble^H6862; incline^H5186^(H8685) thine ear^H241 unto me: in the day^H3117 when I call^H7121^(H8799) answer^H6030^(H8798) me speedily^H4118.

³ For my days consume away like smoke. My bones are burned as a torch.

KJVFor my days^H3117 are consumed^H3615^(H8804) like smoke^H6227, and my bones^H6106 are burned^H2787^(H8738) as an hearth^H4168.

⁴ My heart is blighted like grass, and withered, for I forget to eat my bread.

KJVMy heart^H3820 is smitten^H5221^(H8717), and withered^H3001^(H8799) like grass^H6212; so that I forget^H7911^(H8804) to eat^H398^(H8800) my bread^H3899.

⁵ By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.

KJVBy reason of the voice^H6963 of my groaning^H585 my bones^H6106 cleave^H1692^(H8804) to my skin^H1320.

⁶ I am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.

KJVI am like^H1819^(H8804) a pelican^H6893 of the wilderness^H4057: I am like an owl^H3563 of the desert^H2723.

⁷ I watch, and have become like a sparrow that is alone on the housetop.

KJVI watch^H8245^(H8804), and am as a sparrow^H6833 alone^H909^(H8802) upon the house top^H1406.

⁸ My enemies reproach me all day. Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.

KJVMine enemies^H341^(H8802) reproach^H2778^(H8765) me all the day^H3117; and they that are mad^H1984^(H8781) against me are sworn^H7650^(H8738) against me.

⁹ For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,

KJVFor I have eaten^H398^(H8804) ashes^H665 like bread^H3899, and mingled^H4537^(H8804) my drink^H8249 with weeping^H1065,

¹⁰ because of your indignation and your wrath; for you have taken me up and thrown me away.

KJVBecause^H6440 of thine indignation^H2195 and thy wrath^H7110: for thou hast lifted me up^H5375^(H8804), and cast me down^H7993^(H8686).

¹¹ My days are like a long shadow. I have withered like grass.

KJVMy days^H3117 are like a shadow^H6738 that declineth^H5186^(H8803); and I am withered^H3001^(H8799) like grass^H6212.

¹² But you, Yahweh, will remain forever; your renown endures to all generations.

KJVBut thou, O LORD^H3068, shalt endure^H3427^(H8799) for ever^H5769; and thy remembrance^H2143 unto all^H1755 generations^H1755.

¹³ You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.

KJVThou shalt arise^H6965^(H8799), and have mercy^H7355^(H8762) upon Zion^H6726: for the time^H6256 to favour^H2603^(H8800) her, yea, the set time^H4150, is come^H935^(H8804).

¹⁴ For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust.

KJVFor thy servants^H5650 take pleasure^H7521^(H8804) in her stones^H68, and favour^H2603^(H8779) the dust^H6083 thereof.

¹⁵ So the nations will fear Yahweh’s name, all the kings of the earth your glory.

KJVSo the heathen^H1471 shall fear^H3372^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068, and all the kings^H4428 of the earth^H776 thy glory^H3519.

¹⁶ For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

KJVWhen the LORD^H3068 shall build up^H1129^(H8804) Zion^H6726, he shall appear^H7200^(H8738) in his glory^H3519.

¹⁷ He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

KJVHe will regard^H6437^(H8804) the prayer^H8605 of the destitute^H6199, and not despise^H959^(H8804) their prayer^H8605.

¹⁸ This will be written for the generation to come. A people which will be created will praise Yah,

KJVThis shall be written^H3789^(H8735) for the generation^H1755 to come^H314: and the people^H5971 which shall be created^H1254^(H8737) shall praise^H1984^(H8762) the LORD^H3050.

¹⁹ for he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth,

KJVFor he hath looked down^H8259^(H8689) from the height^H4791 of his sanctuary^H6944; from heaven^H8064 did the LORD^H3068 behold^H5027^(H8689) the earth^H776;

²⁰ to hear the groans of the prisoner, to free those who are condemned to death,

KJVTo hear^H8085^(H8800) the groaning^H603 of the prisoner^H615; to loose^H6605^(H8763) those that are appointed^H1121 to death^H8546;

²¹ that men may declare Yahweh’s name in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem,

KJVTo declare^H5608^(H8763) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 in Zion^H6726, and his praise^H8416 in Jerusalem^H3389;

²² when the peoples are gathered together, the kingdoms, to serve Yahweh.

KJVWhen the people^H5971 are gathered^H6908^(H8736) together^H3162, and the kingdoms^H4467, to serve^H5647^(H8800) the LORD^H3068.

²³ He weakened my strength along the course. He shortened my days.

KJVHe weakened^H6031^(H8765) my strength^H3581 in the way^H1870; he shortened^H7114^(H8765) my days^H3117.

²⁴ I said, “My God, don’t take me away in the middle of my days. Your years are throughout all generations.

KJVI said^H559^(H8799), O my God^H410, take me not away^H5927^(H8686) in the midst^H2677 of my days^H3117: thy years^H8141 are throughout all^H1755 generations^H1755.

²⁵ Of old, you laid the foundation of the earth. The heavens are the work of your hands.

KJVOf old^H6440 hast thou laid the foundation^H3245^(H8804) of the earth^H776: and the heavens^H8064 are the work^H4639 of thy hands^H3027.

²⁶ They will perish, but you will endure. Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment. You will change them like a cloak, and they will be changed.

KJVThey shall perish^H6^(H8799), but thou shalt endure^H5975^(H8799): yea, all of them shall wax old^H1086^(H8799) like a garment^H899; as a vesture^H3830 shalt thou change^H2498^(H8686) them, and they shall be changed^H2498^(H8799):

²⁷ But you are the same. Your years will have no end.

KJVBut thou art the same, and thy years^H8141 shall have no end^H8552^(H8735).

²⁸ The children of your servants will continue. Their offspring will be established before you.”

KJVThe children^H1121 of thy servants^H5650 shall continue^H7931^(H8799), and their seed^H2233 shall be established^H3559^(H8735) before^H6440 thee.

WEB·Psalms 101

¹A Psalm by David. I will sing of loving kindness and justice. To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. I will sing^H7891^(H8799) of mercy^H2617 and judgment^H4941: unto thee, O LORD^H3068, will I sing^H2167^(H8762).

² I will be careful to live a blameless life. When will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

KJVI will behave myself wisely^H7919^(H8686) in a perfect^H8549 way^H1870. O when wilt thou come^H935^(H8799) unto me? I will walk^H1980^(H8691) within^H7130 my house^H1004 with a perfect^H8537 heart^H3824.

³ I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.

KJVI will set^H7896^(H8799) no wicked^H1100 thing^H1697 before mine eyes^H5869: I hate^H8130^(H8804) the work^H6213^(H8800) of them that turn aside^H7750; it shall not cleave^H1692^(H8799) to me.

⁴ A perverse heart will be far from me. I will have nothing to do with evil.

KJVA froward^H6141 heart^H3824 shall depart^H5493^(H8799) from me: I will not know^H3045^(H8799) a wicked^H7451 person.

⁵ I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

KJVWhoso privily^H5643 slandereth^H3960^(H8764)^(H8675)^H3960^(H8781) his neighbour^H7453, him will I cut off^H6789^(H8686): him that hath an high^H1362 look^H5869 and a proud^H7342 heart^H3824 will not I suffer^H3201^(H8799).

⁶ My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

KJVMine eyes^H5869 shall be upon the faithful^H539^(H8737) of the land^H776, that they may dwell^H3427^(H8800) with me: he that walketh^H1980^(H8802) in a perfect^H8549 way^H1870, he shall serve^H8334^(H8762) me.

⁷ He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes.

KJVHe that worketh^H6213^(H8802) deceit^H7423 shall not dwell^H3427^(H8799) within^H7130 my house^H1004: he that telleth^H1696^(H8802) lies^H8267 shall not tarry^H3559^(H8735) in my sight^H5869.

⁸ Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.

KJVI will early^H1242 destroy^H6789^(H8686) all the wicked^H7563 of the land^H776; that I may cut off^H3772^(H8687) all wicked^H205 doers^H6466^(H8802) from the city^H5892 of the LORD^H3068.

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