Psalm 33–34

Psalm 33

¹Rejoice ^ain the Lord, O ye righteous:

For ^bpraise is comely for the upright.

²Praise the Lord with ^charp:

Sing unto him with the ^cpsaltery ^dand an instrument of ten strings.

³Sing unto him ^ea new song;

Play skilfully ^fwith a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the Lord is right;

And all his works are done ^ffin truth.

^5gHe loveth righteousness and judgment:

^hThe earth is full of the ^||goodness of the Lord.

⁶ⁱBy the word of the Lord were the heavens made;

And ^kall the host of them ^lby the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathereth the waters of the sea together ^mas an heap:

ⁿHe layeth up the depth in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord:

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For ^ohe spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

^10pThe Lord ^†bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:

He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

^11qThe counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,

The thoughts of his heart ^†to all generations.

^12rBlessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;

And the people whom he hath ^schosen for his own inheritance.

^13tThe Lord looketh from heaven;

He beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴From ^uthe place of his habitation he ^wlooketh

Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵He fashioneth their hearts alike;

^xHe ^wconsidereth all their works.

^16yThere is no king saved by the multitude of an host:

A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

^17zAn horse is a vain thing for safety:

Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

¹⁸Behold, ^athe eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him,

^bUpon them that hope in his mercy;

^19cTo deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive ^din famine.

^20eOur soul ^fwaiteth for the Lord:

He is ^gour help and our shield.

²¹For our ^hheart shall rejoice in him,

Because we have ⁱtrusted in his holy name.

²²Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,

According as we ^bhope in thee.

Psalm 34

A Psalm of David, when ^ahe changed his behaviour before ^||Abimelech; who ^bdrove him away, and ^bhe departed.

¹I will bless the Lord ^cat all times:

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

^2dMy soul shall ^emake her boast in the Lord:

The humble shall hear thereof, and ^eebe glad.

³O ^fmagnify the Lord with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

⁴I ^gsought the Lord, and he ^hheard me,

And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵They looked unto him, and ^||were lightened:

And their faces were not ashamed.

⁶This poor man ^hcried, and the Lord heard him,

And ⁱsaved him out of all his troubles.

^7kThe angel of the Lord ^lencampeth

Round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

⁸O ^mtaste and see that ^mmthe Lord is good:

ⁿBlessed is the man that ^otrusteth in him.

⁹O fear the Lord, ye his saints:

For there is no want to them that fear him.

^10pThe young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But ^qthey that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

^11qqCome, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

^12rWhat man is he that desireth life,

And loveth many days, that he may ^ssee good?

^13tKeep thy tongue from evil,

And thy lips from ^uspeaking guile.

^14wDepart from evil, and do good;

Seek peace, and ^xpursue it.

^15yThe eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,

And ^zhis ears are open unto their cry.

^16aThe face of the Lord is against them that do evil,

^bTo cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

^17bbThe righteous cry, and ^cthe Lord heareth,

^cAnd delivereth them out of all their troubles.

^18dThe Lord is nigh ^†unto them that are of a ^ebroken heart;

And saveth such as be ^†of a contrite spirit.

^19fMany are the afflictions of the righteous:

^gBut the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

²⁰He keepeth all his bones:

^hNot one of them is broken.

²¹ⁱEvil shall slay the wicked:

And they that hate the righteous ^||shall be desolate.

^22*The Lord ^kredeemeth the soul of his servants:

And none of them that trust in him ^||shall be desolate.