Psalm 34

¹ I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

² My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice.

³ O magnify the LORD with me, And let us exalt His name together.

⁴ I sought the LORD, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

⁵ They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces will never be ashamed.

⁶ This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

⁷ The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

⁸ O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

⁹ O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want.

¹⁰ The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.

¹¹ Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

¹² Who is the man who desires life And loves length of days that he may see good?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous And His ears are open to their cry.

¹⁶ The face of the LORD is against evildoers,

To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the LORD hears

And delivers them out of all their troubles.

¹⁸ The LORD is near to the brokenhearted

And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.

²⁰ He keeps all his bones,
Not one of them is broken.

²¹ Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

²² The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Psalm 32

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.

¹ How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!
² How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
³ When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long.
⁴ For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin.


⁶ Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
⁷ You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance.
⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
⁹ Do not be as the horse or as 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 Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the LORD, lovingkindness shall surround him.
¹¹ Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.