Psalm 33-34

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

⁶ By ^(J)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and by ^(K)the breath of his mouth all ^(L)their host.
⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea as ^(M)a heap;
    he ^(N)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 ^(O)he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded, and it stood firm.

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

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

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

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

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

⁸ Oh, ^(AT)taste and see that ^(AU)the Lord is good!
    ^(AV)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 (AW)The young lions suffer want and hunger;
    but those who ^(AX)seek the Lord lack no good thing.

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

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

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