Psalm 33–34

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

33^hShout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

ⁱPraise befits the upright.

²Give thanks to the Lord with the ^jlyre;

make melody to him with ^jthe harp of ^kten strings!

³Sing to him ^la new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in ^mfaithfulness.

⁵He ⁿloves righteousness and justice;

^othe earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶By ^pthe word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by ^qthe breath of his mouth all ^rtheir host.

⁷He gathers the waters of the sea as ^sa heap;

he ^tputs the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

⁹For ^uhe spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord ^vbrings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

^11wThe counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

^12xBlessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has ^ychosen as his heritage!

¹³The Lord ^zlooks down from heaven;

he sees all the children of man;

¹⁴from ^awhere he sits enthroned he ^blooks out

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵he who fashions the hearts of them all

and observes all their deeds.

^16cThe king is not saved by his great army;

a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

^17dThe war horse is a false hope for salvation,

and by its great might it cannot rescue.

¹⁸Behold, ^ethe eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

^fon those who hope in his steadfast love,

¹⁹that he may ^gdeliver their soul from death

and keep them alive in ^hfamine.

²⁰Our soul ⁱwaits for the Lord;

he is our ^jhelp and ^kour shield.

²¹For our heart is ^lglad in him,

because we ^mtrust in his holy name.

²²Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

34¹ Of David, when he ⁿchanged his behavior before ^oAbimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

¹I will bless the Lord ^pat all times;

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

²My soul ^qmakes its boast in the Lord;

let the humble hear and ^rbe glad.

³Oh, ^smagnify the Lord with me,

and let us exalt his name together!

⁴I ^tsought the Lord, and he answered me

and delivered me from all my fears.

⁵Those who look to him are ^uradiant,

and their faces shall never be ashamed.

^6vThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and ^wsaved him out of all his troubles.

^7xThe angel of the Lord ^yencamps

around those who fear him, and delivers them.

⁸Oh, ^ztaste and see that ^athe Lord is good!

^bBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

⁹Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,

for those who fear him have no lack!

^10cThe young lions suffer want and hunger;

but those who ^dseek the Lord lack no good thing.

^11eCome, O children, listen to me;

^fI will teach you the fear of the Lord.

^12gWhat man is there who desires life

and loves many days, that he may ^hsee good?

¹³ⁱKeep your tongue from evil

and your lips from ^jspeaking deceit.

^14kTurn away from evil and do good;

seek peace and ^lpursue it.

^15mThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

ⁿand his ears toward their cry.

^16oThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,

to ^pcut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ⁿWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears

and delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord is near to ^qthe brokenhearted

and saves ^rthe crushed in spirit.

^19sMany are the afflictions of the righteous,

^tbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones;

^unot one of them is broken.

^21vAffliction will slay the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²²The Lord ^wredeems the life of his servants;

none of those who take refuge in him will be ^xcondemned.