Psalms 32
1 A Psalm of
David.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.
2 aRather, 'confess' or give thanks to.'Praise the Lord on the harp; play to him on a psaltery of ten strings.
3 Sing to him a new song; play
skilfully with a loud noise.
4 For the word of the Lord is right;
and all his works are
bRather, Gr. in or with faithfulness.faithful. 5 He loves mercy and
judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens
were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his
mouth. 7 Who
gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who
lays up the deeps in treasuries. 8 Let
all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved
because of him. 9 For he spoke, and
they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
10 The Lord frustrates the counsels
of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and
brings to nought the counsels of princes.
11 But the counsel of the Lord
endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looks out of heaven; he
beholds all the sons of men. 14 He
looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;
15 who fashioned their hearts
cPerhaps 'individually.' Vulg. sigillatim.alone; who understands all their works.
16 A king is not saved by reason of a
great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his
strength. 17 A horse is vain for
safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are
on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;
19 to deliver their souls from death,
and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits on the Lord; for he
is our helper and defender. 21 For
our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
according as we have hoped in thee.