Psalms 33
1 A Psalm of
David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech; and he let him go,
and he departed.
2 I will bless the Lord at all times:
his praise shall be continually in my mouth.
3 My soul shall
aGr. be praised.boast herself in the Lord: let the meek hear, and rejoice.
4 Magnify ye the Lord with me, and let
us exalt his name together.
5 I sought the Lord diligently, and he
hearkened to me, and delivered me from all my
bLit. neighbourhoods.sojournings. 6 Draw near to him, and
be enlightened: and your faces shall not
by any means be ashamed.
7 This poor man cried, and the Lord
hearkened to him, and delivered him out of all his afflictions.
8 The angel of the Lord will encamp
round about them that fear him, and will deliver them.
9 Taste and see that the Lord is good:
blessed is the man who hopes in him.
10 Fear the Lord, all ye his saints:
for there is no want to them that fear him.
11 The rich have become poor and
hungry: but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing.
Pause.
12 Come, ye children, hear me: I will
teach you the fear of the Lord. 13 c1 Pet. 3. 10-13.
What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?
14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy
lips from speaking guile. 15 Turn
away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
16 The eyes of the Lord are over the
righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:
17 but the face of the Lord is
against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The
righteous cried, and the Lord hearkened to them,
18 and delivered them out of all
their afflictions. 19 The Lord is
near to
dGr. the broken in heart.them that are of a contrite heart; and will save the lowly in spirit.
20 Many are the afflictions of the
righteous: but out of them all the Lord will deliver them.
21 He keeps all their bones: not one
of them shall be broken. 22 The death
of sinners is evil: and they that hate righteousness will go wrong.
23 The Lord will redeem the souls of
his servants: and none of those that hope in him shall go wrong.