Psalm 33-34

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 33

Praise to the Creator

¹Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.^(A)
²Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.^(B)
³Sing a new song to Him;^(C)
play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.^(D)

⁴For the word of the Lord is right,
and all His work is trustworthy.^(E)
⁵He loves righteousness and justice;^(F)
the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.^(G)

⁶The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,^(H)
and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.^(I)
⁷He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;^[a]
He puts the depths into storehouses.^(J)
⁸Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.^(K)
⁹For He spoke, and it came into being;
He commanded, and it came into existence.^(L)

¹⁰The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.^(M)
¹¹The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of His heart from generation to generation.^(N)
¹²Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—
the people He has chosen to be His own possession!^(O)

¹³The Lord looks down from heaven;
He observes everyone.^(P)
¹⁴He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from His dwelling place.^(Q)
¹⁵He alone shapes their hearts;
He considers all their works.^(R)
¹⁶A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be delivered by great strength.^(S)
¹⁷The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.^(T)

¹⁸Now the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him—
those who depend on His faithful love^(U)
¹⁹to deliver them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.^(V)

²⁰We wait for Yahweh;^(W)
He is our help and shield.^(X)
²¹For our hearts rejoice in Him^(Y)
because we trust in His holy name.^(Z)
²²May Your faithful love rest on us, Yahweh,
for we put our hope in You.^(AA)

Psalm 34

The Lord Delivers the Righteous

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,^[b]^(AB) who drove him out, and he departed.

¹I^[c] will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.^(AC)
²I will boast in the Lord;^(AD)
the humble will hear and be glad.^(AE)
³Proclaim Yahweh’s greatness with me;^(AF)
let us exalt His name together.^(AG)

⁴I sought the Lord, and He answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.^(AH)
⁵Those who look to Him are^[d] radiant with joy;^(AI)
their faces will never be ashamed.^(AJ)
⁶This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.^(AK)
⁷The Angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.^(AL)

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good.^(AM)
How happy is the man who takes refuge in Him!^(AN)
⁹You who are His holy ones, fear Yahweh,
for those who fear Him lack nothing.^(AO)
¹⁰Young lions^[e] lack food and go hungry,^(AP)
but those who seek the Lord
will not lack any good thing.^(AQ)

¹¹Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.^(AR)
¹²Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?^(AS)
¹³Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.^(AT)
¹⁴Turn away from evil and do what is good;^(AU)
seek peace and pursue it.^(AV)

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and His ears are open to their cry for help.^(AW)
¹⁶The face of the Lord is set
against those who do what is evil,^(AX)
to erase^[f] all memory of them from the earth.^(AY)
¹⁷The righteous^[g] cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.^(AZ)
¹⁸The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
He saves those crushed in spirit.^(BA)

¹⁹Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.^(BB)
²⁰He protects all his bones;
not one of them is broken.^(BC)
²¹Evil brings death to the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be punished.^(BD)
²²The Lord redeems the life of His servants,
and all who take refuge in Him will not be punished.^(BE)