Psalm 32

Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil of David.

1  Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3  For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4  For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried upt as by the heat of summer. Selah

5  I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,"
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6  Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
7  You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

8  I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9  Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

10  Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
11  Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalm 33

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

1  Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
Praise befits the upright.
2  Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3  Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

4  For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5  He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6  By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7  He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;
he puts the deeps in storehouses.

8  Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9  For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

10  The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11  The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
12  Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

13  The Lord looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;
14  from where he sits enthroned he looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15  he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
16  The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17  The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18  Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19  that he may deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in famine.

20  Our soul waits for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21  For our heart is glad in him,
because we trust in his holy name.
22  Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.

Psalm 34

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

1  I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2  My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
3  Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

4  I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5  Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6  This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
7  The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.

8  Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9  Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10  The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

11  Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12  What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?
13  Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
14  Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

15  The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
16  The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17  When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18  The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.

19  Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20  He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
21  Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22  The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.