There is a river whose streams\par bring happiness to God’s city,\par to the holy city of God Most High.\par
Psalm 101:8 - Easy To Read Version I will always destroy bad people\par living in this country.\par I will force the evil people\par to leave the Lord’s city.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; That I may cut off All wicked doers from the city of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Morning after morning I will root up all the wicked in the land, that I may eliminate all the evildoers from the city of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah. Common English Bible Every morning I will destroy all those who are wicked in the land in order to eliminate all evildoers from the LORD’s city. Catholic Public Domain Version I have kept vigil, and I have become like a solitary sparrow on a roof. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I have watched, and am become as a sparrow all alone on the housetop. |
There is a river whose streams\par bring happiness to God’s city,\par to the holy city of God Most High.\par
God’s holy city is at such a pleasant altitude!\par It makes people around the world happy!\par Mount Zion is the true mountain of God. {\cf2\super [288]} \par It is the city of the Great King.\par
Yes, we heard the stories\par \{about your power\}.\par But we also saw it,\par in the city of our God,\par the city of the Lord All-Powerful.\par God makes that city strong forever!\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [289]})\i0 \par
I will take power away from wicked people,\par and I will give power to good people.\par
But you will make me strong.\par I will be like a ram with strong horns.\par \{You chose me for my special work;\}\par you poured your refreshing oil over me.\par
Kings hate people who do evil. Goodness will make his kingdom stronger.
A wise king will decide which people are evil. And that king will punish those people.
When the king sits and judges people, he must look carefully to separate the evil \{from the good\}.
Family of David, {\cf2\super [169]} \par the Lord says these things:\par ‘You must judge people fairly every day.\par Protect the victims {\cf2\super [170]} from the criminals.\par If you don’t do that,\par then I will become very angry.\par My anger will be like a fire\par that no person will be able to put out.\par This will happen because you\par have done evil things.’\par
The Israelites will not stay in the Lord’s land. Ephraim will return to Egypt. In Assyria they will eat food that they should not eat.
Leaders of Jacob and rulers of Israel,\par listen to me!\par You hate the right way of living!\par If something is straight,\par then you make it crooked!\par