Psalm 33–34

PSALM 33

Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

^1aSing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;

Praise is ^bbecoming to the upright.

²Give thanks to the Lord with the ^alyre;

Sing praises to Him with a ^bharp of ten strings.

³Sing to Him a ^anew song;

Play skillfully with ^ba shout of joy.

⁴For the word of the Lord ^ais upright,

And all His work is done ^bin faithfulness.

⁵He ^aloves righteousness and justice;

The ^bearth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

⁶By the ^aword of the Lord the heavens were made,

And ^bby the breath of His mouth ^call their host.

⁷He gathers the ^awaters of the sea together ¹as a heap;

He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let ^aall the earth fear the Lord;

Let all the inhabitants of the world ^bstand in awe of Him.

⁹For ^aHe spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it ¹stood fast.

¹⁰The Lord ^anullifies the counsel of the nations;

He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

¹¹The ^acounsel of the Lord stands forever,

The ^bplans of His heart from generation to generation.

¹²Blessed is the ^anation whose God is the Lord,

The people whom He has ^bchosen for His own inheritance.

¹³The Lord ^alooks from heaven;

He ^bsees all the sons of men;

¹⁴From ^aHis dwelling place He looks out

On all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵He who ^afashions ¹the hearts of them all,

He who ^bunderstands all their works.

^16aThe king is not saved by a mighty army;

A warrior is not delivered by great strength.

¹⁷A ^ahorse is a false hope for victory;

Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

¹⁸Behold, ^athe eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,

On those who ^1bhope for His lovingkindness,

¹⁹To ^adeliver their soul from death

And to keep them alive ^bin famine.

²⁰Our soul ^awaits for the Lord;

He is our ^bhelp and our shield.

²¹For our ^aheart rejoices in Him,

Because we trust in His holy name.

²²Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,

According as we have ¹hoped in You.

PSALM 34

The Lord, a Provider and Deliverer.

A Psalm of David when he ^†feigned madness before ^•Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.

¹I will ^abless the Lord at all times;

His ^bpraise shall continually be in my mouth.

²My soul will ^amake its boast in the Lord;

The ^bhumble will hear it and rejoice.

³O ^amagnify the Lord with me,

And let us ^bexalt His name together.

⁴I ^asought the Lord, and He answered me,

And ^bdelivered me from all my fears.

⁵They ^alooked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will ^bnever be ashamed.

⁶This ¹poor man cried, and ^athe Lord heard him

And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷The ^aangel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,

And rescues them.

⁸O ^ataste and see that the Lord is good;

How ^bblessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

⁹O fear the Lord, you ^aHis saints;

For to those who fear Him there is ^bno want.

¹⁰The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

But they who seek the Lord shall ^anot be in want of any good thing.

^11aCome, you children, listen to me;

^bI will teach you ^cthe fear of the Lord.

^12aWho is the man who desires life

And loves length of days that he may ^bsee good?

¹³Keep ^ayour tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking ^bdeceit.

^14aDepart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and ^bpursue it.

¹⁵The ^aeyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

And His ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶The ^aface of the Lord is against evildoers,

To ^bcut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷The righteous ^acry, and the Lord hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸The Lord ^ais near to the ^bbrokenhearted

And saves those who are ^1ccrushed in spirit.

^19aMany are the ^bafflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord ^cdelivers him out of them all.

²⁰He keeps all his bones,

^aNot one of them is broken.

^21aEvil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be ¹condemned.

²²The Lord ^aredeems the soul of His servants,

And none of those who ^btake refuge in Him will be ¹condemned.