Psalm 33–34

Psalm 33

Praise to the Creator

¹Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful. ^p

²Praise the Lord with the lyre;

make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp. ^q

³Sing a new song to Him; ^r

play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout. ^s

⁴For the word of the Lord is right,

and all His work is trustworthy. ^t

⁵He loves righteousness and justice; ^u

the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love. ^v

⁶The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, ^w

and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth. ^x

⁷He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap; ^y

He puts the depths into storehouses. ^z

⁸Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. ^a

⁹For He spoke, and it came into being;

He commanded, and it came into existence. ^b

¹⁰The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;

He thwarts the plans of the peoples. ^c

¹¹The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of His heart from generation to generation. ^d

¹²Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—

the people He has chosen to be His own possession! ^e

¹³The Lord looks down from heaven;

He observes everyone. ^f

¹⁴He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth

from His dwelling place. ^g

¹⁵He alone shapes their hearts;

He considers all their works. ^h

¹⁶A king is not saved by a large army;

a warrior will not be delivered by great strength. ⁱ

¹⁷The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power. ^j

¹⁸Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—

those who depend on His faithful love ^k

¹⁹to deliver them from death

and to keep them alive in famine. ^l

²⁰We wait for Yahweh; ^m

He is our help and shield. ⁿ

²¹For our hearts rejoice in Him ^o

because we trust in His holy name. ^p

²²May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh,

for we put our hope in You. ^q

Psalm 34

The Lord Delivers the Righteous

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech, ^rswho drove him out, and he departed.

¹I ^twill praise the Lord at all times;

His praise will always be on my lips. ^u

²I will boast in the Lord; ^v

the humble will hear and be glad. ^w

³Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me; ^x

let us exalt His name together. ^y

⁴I sought the Lord, and He answered me

and delivered me from all my fears. ^z

⁵Those who look to Him are ^aradiant with joy; ^b

their faces will never be ashamed. ^c

⁶This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and saved him from all his troubles. ^d

⁷The Angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear Him, and rescues them. ^e

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good. ^f

How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him! ^g

⁹You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,

for those who fear Him lack nothing. ^h

¹⁰Young lions ⁱlack food and go hungry, ^j

but those who seek the Lord

will not lack any good thing. ^k

¹¹Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. ^l

¹²Who is the man who delights in life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good? ^m

¹³Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech. ⁿ

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do what is good; ^o

seek peace and pursue it. ^p

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears are open to their cry for help. ^q

¹⁶The face of the Lord is set

against those who do what is evil, ^r

to erase ^sall memory of them from the earth. ^t

¹⁷The righteous ^ucry out, and the Lord hears,

and delivers them from all their troubles. ^v

¹⁸The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

He saves those crushed in spirit. ^w

¹⁹Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,

but the Lord delivers him from them all. ^x

²⁰He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken. ^y

²¹Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished. ^z

²²The Lord redeems the life of His servants,

and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished. ^a