PSALM 32

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David. A †Maskil.

1 aHow blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered!

2 How blessed is the man to whom the Lord adoes not impute iniquity,

And in whose spirit there is bno deceit!

3 When aI kept silent about my sin, bmy 1body wasted away

Through my 2cgroaning all day long.

4 For day and night aYour hand was heavy upon me;

My 1bvitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer.

2Selah.

5 I aacknowledged my sin to You,

And my iniquity I bdid not hide;

I said, “cI will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;

And You dforgave the 1guilt of my sin.

Selah.

6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You 1ain a time when You may be found;

Surely bin a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

7 You are amy hiding place; You bpreserve me from trouble;

You surround me with 1csongs of deliverance.

Selah.

8 I will ainstruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;

I will counsel you bwith My eye upon you.

9 Do not be aas the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,

Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,

Otherwise they will not come near to you.

10 Many are the asorrows of the wicked,

But bhe who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

11 Be aglad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;

And shout for joy, all you who are bupright in heart.

PSALM 33

Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

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

Praise is bbecoming to the upright.

2 Give thanks to the Lord with the alyre;

Sing praises to Him with a bharp of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a anew song;

Play skillfully with ba shout of joy.

4 For the word of the Lord ais upright,

And all His work is done bin faithfulness.

5 He aloves righteousness and justice;

The bearth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

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

And bby the breath of His mouth call their host.

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

He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let aall the earth fear the Lord;

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

9 For aHe spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it 1stood fast.

10 The Lord anullifies the counsel of the nations;

He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11 The acounsel of the Lord stands forever,

The bplans of His heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the anation whose God is the Lord,

The people whom He has bchosen for His own inheritance.

13 The Lord alooks from heaven;

He bsees all the sons of men;

14 From aHis dwelling place He looks out

On all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 He who afashions 1the hearts of them all,

He who bunderstands all their works.

16 aThe king is not saved by a mighty army;

A warrior is not delivered by great strength.

17 A ahorse is a false hope for victory;

Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

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

On those who 1bhope for His lovingkindness,

19 To adeliver their soul from death

And to keep them alive bin famine.

20 Our soul awaits for the Lord;

He is our bhelp and our shield.

21 For our aheart rejoices in Him,

Because we trust in His holy name.

22 Let 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.

1 I will abless the Lord at all times;

His bpraise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 My soul will amake its boast in the Lord;

The bhumble will hear it and rejoice.

3 O amagnify the Lord with me,

And let us bexalt His name together.

4 I asought the Lord, and He answered me,

And bdelivered me from all my fears.

5 They alooked to Him and were radiant,

And their faces will bnever be ashamed.

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

And saved him out of all his troubles.

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

And rescues them.

8 O ataste and see that the Lord is good;

How bblessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

9 O fear the Lord, you aHis saints;

For to those who fear Him there is bno want.

10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;

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

11 aCome, you children, listen to me;

bI will teach you cthe fear of the Lord.

12 aWho is the man who desires life

And loves length of days that he may bsee good?

13 Keep ayour tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking bdeceit.

14 aDepart from evil and do good;

Seek peace and bpursue it.

15 The aeyes of the Lord are toward the righteous

And His ears are open to their cry.

16 The aface of the Lord is against evildoers,

To bcut off the memory of them from the earth.

17 The righteous acry, and the Lord hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord ais near to the bbrokenhearted

And saves those who are 1ccrushed in spirit.

19 aMany are the bafflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord cdelivers him out of them all.

20 He keeps all his bones,

aNot one of them is broken.

21 aEvil shall slay the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be 1condemned.

22 The Lord aredeems the soul of His servants,

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