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Psalm 32-33
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 32-33
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Psalm 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
Of David. A Maskil.
1 How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!(A)
2 How joyful is a person whom
the Lord does not charge with iniquity(B)
and in whose spirit is no deceit!(C)
3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.(D)
4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me;(E)
my strength was drained[a]
as in the summer’s heat.(F)Selah
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you(G)
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.(H)Selah
6 Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately.[b](I)
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.(J)
7 You are my hiding place;(K)
you protect me from trouble.(L)
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.Selah
8 I will instruct you and show you the way to go;(M)
with my eye on you, I will give counsel.(N)
9 Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.(O)
10 Many pains come to the wicked,(P)
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.(Q)
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.(R)
Psalm 33
Praise to the Creator
1 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.(S)
2 Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.(T)
3 Sing a new song to him;(U)
play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.(V)
4 For the word of the Lord is right,
and all his work is trustworthy.(W)
5 He loves righteousness and justice;(X)
the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.(Y)
6 The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,(Z)
and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.(AA)
7 He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;[c]
he puts the depths into storehouses.(AB)
8 Let the whole earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.(AC)
9 For he spoke, and it came into being;
he commanded, and it came into existence.(AD)
10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
he thwarts the plans of the peoples.(AE)
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart from generation to generation.(AF)
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord—
the people he has chosen to be his own possession!(AG)
13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
he observes everyone.(AH)
14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from his dwelling place.(AI)
15 He forms the hearts of them all;
he considers all their works.(AJ)
16 A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.(AK)
17 The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.(AL)
18 But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—
those who depend on his faithful love(AM)
19 to rescue them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.(AN)
Psalm 32-33
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Psalm 32-33
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Psalm 32
Of David. A maskil.[a]
1 Blessed is the one
whose transgressions are forgiven,
whose sins are covered.(A)
2 Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord does not count against them(B)
and in whose spirit is no deceit.(C)
3 When I kept silent,(D)
my bones wasted away(E)
through my groaning(F) all day long.
4 For day and night
your hand was heavy(G) on me;
my strength was sapped(H)
as in the heat of summer.[b]
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.(I)
I said, “I will confess(J)
my transgressions(K) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
the guilt of my sin.(L)
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
while you may be found;(M)
surely the rising(N) of the mighty waters(O)
will not reach them.(P)
7 You are my hiding place;(Q)
you will protect me from trouble(R)
and surround me with songs of deliverance.(S)
8 I will instruct(T) you and teach you(U) in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on(V) you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle(W)
or they will not come to you.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(X)
but the Lord’s unfailing love
surrounds the one who trusts(Y) in him.
11 Rejoice in the Lord(Z) and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully(AA) to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting(AB) for the upright(AC) to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;(AD)
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(AE)
3 Sing to him a new song;(AF)
play skillfully, and shout for joy.(AG)
4 For the word of the Lord is right(AH) and true;(AI)
he is faithful(AJ) in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(AK)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.(AL)
6 By the word(AM) of the Lord the heavens were made,(AN)
their starry host(AO) by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters(AP) of the sea into jars[c];(AQ)
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;(AR)
let all the people of the world(AS) revere him.(AT)
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,(AU) and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils(AV) the plans(AW) of the nations;(AX)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(AY) forever,
the purposes(AZ) of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(BA)
the people he chose(BB) for his inheritance.(BC)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(BD)
and sees all mankind;(BE)
14 from his dwelling place(BF) he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(BG) the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.(BH)
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(BI)
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(BJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(BK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(BL)
19 to deliver them from death(BM)
and keep them alive in famine.(BN)
Footnotes
- 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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