Psalms 33

¹To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.

²I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth.

³In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice.

⁴Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself.

⁵I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations.

⁶Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.

⁷This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations.

⁸The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them.

⁹Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.

¹⁰Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him.

¹¹The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.

¹²Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹³Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days?

¹⁴Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁵Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it.

¹⁶The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.

¹⁷But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.

¹⁸The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations.

¹⁹The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.

²⁰Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them.

²¹The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

²²The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly.

²³The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.

¹Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

²Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

³Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

⁵He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

¹¹The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹⁷An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

¹⁸Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

¹⁹To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

²¹For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

²²Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.