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Psalm 28-33
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Psalm 28-33
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A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.
A Psalm of David.
28 To You, Lord, I call;
My (A)rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You (B)are silent to me,
I will become like those who (C)go down to the pit.
2 Hear the (D)sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help,
When I (E)raise my hands (F)toward [a]Your holy (G)sanctuary.
3 (H)Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who practice injustice,
Who (I)speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
4 Give back to them (J)according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Give back to them according to the work of their hands;
Repay them what is due them.
5 Because they (K)do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He (L)has heard the sound of my pleading.
7 The Lord is my (M)strength and my (N)shield;
My heart (O)trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore (P)my heart triumphs,
And with (Q)my song I shall thank Him.
8 The Lord is [b]their (R)strength,
And He is a refuge of (S)salvation to His anointed.
9 (T)Save Your people and bless (U)Your inheritance;
Be their (V)shepherd also, and (W)carry them forever.
The Voice of the Lord in the Storm.
A Psalm of David.
29 (X)Ascribe to the Lord, [c]sons of the mighty,
Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory [d]due His name;
Worship the Lord (Y)in holy attire.
3 The (Z)voice of the Lord is on the waters;
The God of glory (AA)thunders,
The Lord is over [e](AB)many waters.
4 The voice of the Lord is (AC)powerful,
The voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
Yes, the Lord breaks (AD)the cedars of Lebanon in pieces.
6 He makes Lebanon (AE)skip like a calf,
And (AF)Sirion like a young wild ox.
7 The voice of the Lord divides [f]flames of fire.
8 The voice of the Lord [g]shakes the wilderness;
The Lord shakes the wilderness of (AG)Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes (AH)the deer give birth
And strips the forests bare;
And (AI)in His temple everything says, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sat as King at the (AJ)flood;
Yes, the Lord sits as (AK)King forever.
11 [h]The Lord will give (AL)strength to His people;
[i]The Lord will bless His people with (AM)peace.
Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.
A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David.
30 I will (AN)exalt You, Lord, for You have (AO)lifted me up,
And have not let my (AP)enemies rejoice over me.
2 Lord my God,
I (AQ)cried to You for help, and You (AR)healed me.
3 Lord, You have (AS)brought up my soul from [j]Sheol;
You have kept me alive, [k]that I would not (AT)go down to the pit.
4 (AU)Sing praise to the Lord, you (AV)His godly ones,
And (AW)praise the mention of His holiness.
5 For (AX)His anger is but for a moment,
His (AY)favor is for a lifetime;
Weeping may (AZ)last for the night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
6 Now as for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I will (BA)never be moved.”
7 Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain to stand strong;
You (BB)hid Your face, I was dismayed.
8 To You, Lord, I called,
And to the Lord I pleaded for compassion:
9 “What gain is there in my blood, if I (BC)go down to the pit?
Will the (BD)dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?
10 “(BE)Hear, Lord, and be gracious to me;
Lord, be my (BF)helper.”
11 You have turned (BG)my mourning into dancing for me;
You have (BH)untied my sackcloth and encircled me with (BI)joy,
12 That my [l](BJ)soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will (BK)give thanks to You forever.
A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
31 (BL)In You, Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never (BM)be [m]put to shame;
(BN)In Your righteousness rescue me.
2 (BO)Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;
Be a (BP)rock of [n]strength for me,
A [o]stronghold to save me.
3 For You are my rock and (BQ)my fortress;
For the (BR)sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me.
4 You will (BS)pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my (BT)strength.
5 (BU)Into Your hand I entrust my spirit;
You have (BV)redeemed me, Lord, (BW)God of [p]truth.
6 I hate those who (BX)devote themselves to worthless [q]idols,
But I (BY)trust in the Lord.
7 I will (BZ)rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness,
Because You have (CA)seen my misery;
You have known the troubles of my soul,
8 And You have not (CB)handed me over to the enemy;
You have set my feet in a large place.
9 Be gracious to me, Lord, for (CC)I am in distress;
My (CD)eye is wasted away from grief, (CE)my soul and my body too.
10 For my life is spent with (CF)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My (CG)strength has failed because of my guilt,
And (CH)my [r]body has wasted away.
11 Because of all my adversaries, I have become a (CI)disgrace,
Especially to my (CJ)neighbors,
And an object of dread to my acquaintances;
Those who see me in the street flee from me.
12 I am (CK)forgotten like a dead person, out of mind;
I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the [s](CL)slander of many,
(CM)Terror is on every side;
While they (CN)took counsel together against me,
They (CO)schemed to take away my life.
14 But as for me, I trust in You, Lord,
I say, “(CP)You are my God.”
15 My (CQ)times are in Your hand;
(CR)Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me.
16 Make Your (CS)face shine upon Your servant;
(CT)Save me in Your faithfulness.
17 Let me not be (CU)put to shame, Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the (CV)wicked be put to shame, let them (CW)be silent in [t]Sheol.
18 Let the (CX)lying lips be speechless,
Which (CY)speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.
19 How great is Your (CZ)goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have performed for those who (DA)take refuge in You,
(DB)Before the sons of mankind!
20 You hide them in the (DC)secret place of Your presence from the (DD)conspiracies of mankind;
You keep them secretly in a [u]shelter from the (DE)strife of tongues.
21 (DF)Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown His (DG)marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged (DH)city.
22 As for me, (DI)I said in my alarm,
“I am (DJ)cut off from Your eyes”;
Nevertheless You (DK)heard the sound of my pleadings
When I called to You for help.
23 Love the Lord, all (DL)His godly ones!
The Lord (DM)watches over the faithful
But fully (DN)repays the one who acts arrogantly.
24 (DO)Be strong and let your heart take courage,
All you who wait for the Lord.
Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.
A Psalm of David. A [v]Maskil.
32 (DP)How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is a person whose guilt the Lord (DQ)does not take into account,
And in whose spirit there is (DR)no deceit!
3 When (DS)I kept silent about my sin, (DT)my [w]body wasted away
Through my [x](DU)groaning all day long.
4 For day and night (DV)Your hand was heavy upon me;
My [y](DW)vitality failed as with the dry heat of summer. Selah
5 I (DX)acknowledged my sin to You,
And I (DY)did not hide my guilt;
I said, “(DZ)I will confess my wrongdoings to the Lord”;
And You (EA)forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You [z](EB)in a time when You may be found;
Certainly (EC)in a flood of great waters, they will not reach him.
7 You are (ED)my hiding place; You (EE)keep me from trouble;
You surround me with [aa](EF)songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will (EG)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will advise you (EH)with My eye upon you.
9 Do not be (EI)like the horse or like 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 The (EJ)sorrows of the wicked are many,
But (EK)the one who trusts in the Lord, goodness will surround him.
11 Be (EL)glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are (EM)upright in heart.
Praise to the Creator and Protector.
33 (EN)Sing for joy in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is (EO)becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the (EP)lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a (EQ)harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a (ER)new song;
Play skillfully with (ES)a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord (ET)is right,
And all His work is done (EU)in faithfulness.
5 He (EV)loves righteousness and justice;
The (EW)earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
6 By the (EX)word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And (EY)by the breath of His mouth (EZ)all their [ab]lights.
7 He gathers the (FA)waters of the sea together [ac]as a heap;
He puts the depths in storehouses.
8 Let (FB)all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world (FC)stand in awe of Him.
9 For (FD)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it [ad]stood firm.
10 The Lord (FE)nullifies the plan of nations;
He frustrates the plans of peoples.
11 The (FF)plan of the Lord stands forever,
The (FG)plans of His heart from generation to generation.
12 Blessed is the (FH)nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has (FI)chosen for His own inheritance.
13 The Lord (FJ)looks from heaven;
He (FK)sees all the sons of mankind;
14 From (FL)His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 He who (FM)fashions [ae]the hearts of them all,
He who (FN)understands all their works.
16 (FO)The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not rescued by great strength.
17 A (FP)horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it rescue anyone by its great strength.
18 Behold, (FQ)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who (FR)wait for His faithfulness,
19 To (FS)rescue their soul from death
And to keep them alive (FT)in famine.
20 Our soul (FU)waits for the Lord;
He is our (FV)help and our shield.
21 For our (FW)heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us,
Just as we have waited for You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 28:2 Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary
- Psalm 28:8 A few mss and ancient versions the strength of His people
- Psalm 29:1 Lit sons of gods
- Psalm 29:2 Lit of His name
- Psalm 29:3 Or great
- Psalm 29:7 I.e., lightning
- Psalm 29:8 Or causes...to whirl
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord give
- Psalm 29:11 Or May the Lord bless
- Psalm 30:3 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 30:3 Some mss from among those who go down
- Psalm 30:12 Lit glory
- Psalm 31:1 Or ashamed;
- Psalm 31:2 Or refuge, protection
- Psalm 31:2 Lit house of a stronghold
- Psalm 31:5 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 31:6 Lit futilities
- Psalm 31:10 Or bones, substance
- Psalm 31:13 Lit whispering
- Psalm 31:17 I.e., the netherworld
- Psalm 31:20 Or pavilion
- Psalm 32 Title Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful Psalm
- Psalm 32:3 Or bones, substance
- Psalm 32:3 Lit roaring
- Psalm 32:4 Lit life juices were turned into the drought of summer
- Psalm 32:6 Lit in a time of finding out
- Psalm 32:7 Or shouts
- Psalm 33:6 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
- Psalm 33:7 Some ancient versions in a water skin; i.e., container
- Psalm 33:9 Or stood forth
- Psalm 33:15 Or their heart together
Psalm 28-33
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Psalm 28-33
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Psalm 28
Of David.
1 To you, Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)
2 Hear my cry for mercy(D)
as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands(E)
toward your Most Holy Place.(F)
3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.(G)
4 Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(H)
and bring back on them what they deserve.(I)
5 Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
and what his hands have done,(J)
he will tear them down
and never build them up again.
6 Praise be to the Lord,(K)
for he has heard my cry for mercy.(L)
7 The Lord is my strength(M) and my shield;
my heart trusts(N) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,(O)
and with my song I praise him.(P)
8 The Lord is the strength(Q) of his people,
a fortress of salvation(R) for his anointed one.(S)
9 Save your people(T) and bless your inheritance;(U)
be their shepherd(V) and carry them(W) forever.
Psalm 29
A psalm of David.
1 Ascribe to the Lord,(X) you heavenly beings,(Y)
ascribe to the Lord glory(Z) and strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his[a] holiness.(AA)
3 The voice(AB) of the Lord is over the waters;
the God of glory(AC) thunders,(AD)
the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.(AE)
4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;(AF)
the voice of the Lord is majestic.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.(AG)
6 He makes Lebanon leap(AH) like a calf,
Sirion[b](AI) like a young wild ox.(AJ)
7 The voice of the Lord strikes
with flashes of lightning.(AK)
8 The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.(AL)
9 The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[c](AM)
and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(AN)
10 The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;(AO)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.(AP)
11 The Lord gives strength to his people;(AQ)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.(AR)
Psalm 30[d]
A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[e] Of David.
1 I will exalt(AS) you, Lord,
for you lifted me out of the depths(AT)
and did not let my enemies gloat over me.(AU)
2 Lord my God, I called to you for help,(AV)
and you healed me.(AW)
3 You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(AX)
you spared me from going down to the pit.(AY)
4 Sing(AZ) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(BA)
praise his holy name.(BB)
5 For his anger(BC) lasts only a moment,(BD)
but his favor lasts a lifetime;(BE)
weeping(BF) may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.(BG)
6 When I felt secure, I said,
“I will never be shaken.”(BH)
7 Lord, when you favored me,
you made my royal mountain[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,(BI)
I was dismayed.
8 To you, Lord, I called;
to the Lord I cried for mercy:
9 “What is gained if I am silenced,
if I go down to the pit?(BJ)
Will the dust praise you?
Will it proclaim your faithfulness?(BK)
10 Hear,(BL) Lord, and be merciful to me;(BM)
Lord, be my help.(BN)”
11 You turned my wailing(BO) into dancing;(BP)
you removed my sackcloth(BQ) and clothed me with joy,(BR)
12 that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise(BS) you forever.(BT)
Psalm 31[g](BU)
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;(BV)
let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness.(BW)
2 Turn your ear to me,(BX)
come quickly to my rescue;(BY)
be my rock of refuge,(BZ)
a strong fortress to save me.
3 Since you are my rock and my fortress,(CA)
for the sake of your name(CB) lead and guide me.
4 Keep me free from the trap(CC) that is set for me,
for you are my refuge.(CD)
5 Into your hands I commit my spirit;(CE)
deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.(CF)
6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;(CG)
as for me, I trust in the Lord.(CH)
7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction(CI)
and knew the anguish(CJ) of my soul.
8 You have not given me into the hands(CK) of the enemy
but have set my feet in a spacious place.(CL)
9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(CM)
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(CN)
my soul and body(CO) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(CP)
and my years by groaning;(CQ)
my strength fails(CR) because of my affliction,[h](CS)
and my bones grow weak.(CT)
11 Because of all my enemies,(CU)
I am the utter contempt(CV) of my neighbors(CW)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
those who see me on the street flee from me.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(CX)
I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(CY)
“Terror on every side!”(CZ)
They conspire against me(DA)
and plot to take my life.(DB)
14 But I trust(DC) in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(DD) are in your hands;
deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(DE) on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.(DF)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(DG) Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and be silent(DH) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(DI) be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly(DJ) against the righteous.
19 How abundant are the good things(DK)
that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,(DL)
on those who take refuge(DM) in you.
20 In the shelter(DN) of your presence you hide(DO) them
from all human intrigues;(DP)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
from accusing tongues.
21 Praise be to the Lord,(DQ)
for he showed me the wonders of his love(DR)
when I was in a city under siege.(DS)
22 In my alarm(DT) I said,
“I am cut off(DU) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry(DV) for mercy
when I called to you for help.
23 Love the Lord, all his faithful people!(DW)
The Lord preserves those who are true to him,(DX)
but the proud he pays back(DY) in full.
24 Be strong and take heart,(DZ)
all you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 32
Of David. A maskil.[i]
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.(EA)
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them(EB)
and in whose spirit is no deceit.(EC)
3 When I kept silent,(ED)
my bones wasted away(EE)
through my groaning(EF) all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy(EG) on me;
my strength was sapped(EH)
as in the heat of summer.[j]
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.(EI)
I said, “I will confess(EJ)
my transgressions(EK) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.(EL)
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;(EM)
surely the rising(EN) of the mighty waters(EO)
will not reach them.(EP)
7 You are my hiding place;(EQ)
you will protect me from trouble(ER)
and surround me with songs of deliverance.(ES)
8 I will instruct(ET) you and teach you(EU) in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on(EV) you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(EW)
or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(EX)
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts(EY) in him.
11 Rejoice in the Lord(EZ) and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully(FA) to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting(FB) for the upright(FC) to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;(FD)
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(FE)
3 Sing to him a new song;(FF)
play skillfully, and shout for joy.(FG)
4 For the word of the Lord is right(FH) and true;(FI)
he is faithful(FJ) in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(FK)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.(FL)
6 By the word(FM) of the Lord the heavens were made,(FN)
their starry host(FO) by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters(FP) of the sea into jars[k];(FQ)
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;(FR)
let all the people of the world(FS) revere him.(FT)
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,(FU) and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils(FV) the plans(FW) of the nations;(FX)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(FY) forever,
the purposes(FZ) of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(GA)
the people he chose(GB) for his inheritance.(GC)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(GD)
and sees all mankind;(GE)
14 from his dwelling place(GF) he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(GG) the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.(GH)
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(GI)
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(GJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(GK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(GL)
19 to deliver them from death(GM)
and keep them alive in famine.(GN)
Footnotes
- Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
- Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
- Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
- Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
- Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
- Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion
- Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
- Psalm 31:10 Or guilt
- Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.
- Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap
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