Psalms 32

1 Of David. A maskil. I Happy the sinner whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven.
2 Happy those to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit.
3 II As long as I kept silent, my bones wasted away; I groaned all the day.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength withered as in dry summer heat. Selah
5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, I confess my faults to the LORD, and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
6 Thus should all your faithful pray in time of distress. Though flood waters threaten, they will never reach them.
7 You are my shelter; from distress you keep me; with safety you ring me round. Selah
8 III I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel and watch over you.
9 Do not be senseless like horses or mules; with bit and bridle their temper is curbed, else they will not come to you.
10 IV Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you just; exult, all you upright of heart.

Psalms 33

1 I Rejoice, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
2 Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise.
3 Sing to God a new song; skillfully play with joyful chant.
4 For the LORD'S word is true; all his works are trustworthy.
5 The LORD loves justice and right and fills the earth with goodness.
6 II By the LORD'S word the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 The waters of the sea were gathered as in a bowl; in cellars the deep was confined.
8 III Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all who dwell in the world show reverence.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be, commanded, and it stood in place.
10 The LORD foils the plan of nations, frustrates the designs of peoples.
11 But the plan of the LORD stands forever, wise designs through all generations.
12 Happy the nation whose God is the LORD, the people chosen as his very own.
13 IV From heaven the LORD looks down and observes the whole human race,
14 Surveying from the royal throne all who dwell on earth.
15 The one who fashioned the hearts of them all knows all their works.
16 V A king is not saved by a mighty army, nor a warrior delivered by great strength.
17 Useless is the horse for safety; its great strength, no sure escape.
18 But the LORD'S eyes are upon the reverent, upon those who hope for his gracious help,
19 Delivering them from death, keeping them alive in times of famine.
20 VI Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and shield.
21 For in God our hearts rejoice; in your holy name we trust.
22 May your kindness, LORD, be upon us; we have put our hope in you.

Psalms 34

1 Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who forced him to depart. I I will bless the LORD at all times; praise shall be always in my mouth.
2 My soul will glory in the LORD that the poor may hear and be glad.
3 Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together.
4 II I sought the LORD, who answered me, delivered me from all my fears.
5 Look to God that you may be radiant with joy and your faces may not blush for shame.
6 In my misfortune I called, the LORD heard and saved me from all distress.
7 The angel of the LORD, who encamps with them, delivers all who fear God.
8 Learn to savor how good the LORD is; happy are those who take refuge in him.
9 Fear the LORD, you holy ones; nothing is lacking to those who fear him.
10 The powerful grow poor and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
11 III Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Who among you loves life, takes delight in prosperous days?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, your lips from speaking lies.
14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
15 The LORD has eyes for the just and ears for their cry.
16 The LORD'S face is against evildoers to wipe out their memory from the earth.
17 When the just cry out, the LORD hears and rescues them from all distress.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.
19 Many are the troubles of the just, but the LORD delivers from them all.
20 God watches over all their bones; not a one shall be broken.
21 Evil will slay the wicked; those who hate the just are condemned.
22 The LORD redeems loyal servants; no one is condemned whose refuge is God.

Psalms 35

1 Of David. I Oppose, LORD, those who oppose me; war upon those who make war upon me.
2 Take up the shield and buckler; rise up in my defense.
3 Brandish lance and battle-ax against my pursuers. Say to my heart, I am your salvation.
4 Let those who seek my life be put to shame and disgrace. Let those who plot evil against me be turned back and confounded.
5 Make them like chaff before the wind, with the angel of the LORD driving them on.
6 Make their way slippery and dark, with the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
7 II Without cause they set their snare for me; without cause they dug a pit for me.
8 Let ruin overtake them unawares; let the snare they have set catch them; let them fall into the pit they have dug.
9 Then I will rejoice in the LORD, exult in God's salvation.
10 My very bones shall say, O LORD, who is like you, Who rescue the afflicted from the powerful, the afflicted and needy from the despoiler?
11 III Malicious witnesses come forward, accuse me of things I do not know.
12 They repay me evil for good and I am all alone.
13 Yet I, when they were ill, put on sackcloth, afflicted myself with fasting, sobbed my prayers upon my bosom.
14 I went about in grief as for my brother, bent in mourning as for my mother.
15 Yet when I stumbled they gathered with glee, gathered against me like strangers. They slandered me without ceasing;
16 without respect they mocked me, gnashed their teeth against me.
17 IV Lord, how long will you look on? Save me from roaring beasts, my precious life from lions!
18 Then I will thank you in the great assembly; I will praise you before the mighty throng.
19 Do not let lying foes smirk at me, my undeserved enemies wink knowingly.
20 They speak no words of peace, but against the quiet in the land they fashion deceitful speech.
21 They open wide their mouths against me. They say, Aha! Good! Our eyes relish the sight!
22 You see this, LORD; do not be silent; Lord, do not withdraw from me.
23 Awake, be vigilant in my defense, in my cause, my God and my Lord.
24 Defend me because you are just, LORD; my God, do not let them gloat over me.
25 Do not let them say in their hearts, Aha! Just what we wanted! Do not let them say, We have devoured that one!
26 Put to shame and confound all who relish my misfortune. Clothe with shame and disgrace those who lord it over me.
27 But let those who favor my just cause shout for joy and be glad. May they ever say, Exalted be the LORD who delights in the peace of his loyal servant.
28 Then my tongue shall recount your justice, declare your praise, all the day long.

Psalms 36

1 For the leader. Of David, the servant of the LORD. I Sin directs the heart of the wicked; their eyes are closed to the fear of God.
2 For they live with the delusion: their guilt will not be known and hated.
3 Empty and false are the words of their mouth; they have ceased to be wise and do good.
4 In their beds they hatch plots; they set out on a wicked way; they do not reject evil.
5 II LORD, your love reaches to heaven; your fidelity, to the clouds.
6 Your justice is like the highest mountains; your judgments, like the mighty deep; all living creatures you sustain, LORD.
7 How precious is your love, O God! We take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 We feast on the rich food of your house; from your delightful stream you give us drink.
9 For with you is the fountain of life, and in your light we see light.
10 Continue your kindness toward your friends, your just defense of the honest heart.
11 Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me, nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
12 There make the evildoers fall; thrust them down, never to rise.

Psalms 37

1 Of David. Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not envy those who do wrong.
2 Like grass they wither quickly; like green plants they wilt away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good that you may dwell in the land and live secure.
4 Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart's desire.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust that God will act
6 And make your integrity shine like the dawn, your vindication like noonday.
7 Be still before the LORD; wait for God. Do not be provoked by the prosperous, nor by malicious schemers.
8 Give up your anger, abandon your wrath; do not be provoked; it brings only harm.
9 Those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD will possess the land.
10 Wait a little, and the wicked will be no more; look for them and they will not be there.
11 But the poor will possess the land, will delight in great prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the just and grind their teeth at them;
13 But the LORD laughs at them, knowing their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw their swords; they string their bows To fell the poor and oppressed, to slaughter those whose way is honest.
15 Their swords will pierce their own hearts; their bows will be broken.
16 Better the poverty of the just than the great wealth of the wicked.
17 The arms of the wicked will be broken; the LORD will sustain the just.
18 The LORD watches over the days of the blameless; their heritage lasts forever.
19 They will not be disgraced when times are hard; in days of famine they will have plenty.
20 The wicked perish, the enemies of the LORD; Like the beauty of meadows they vanish; like smoke they disappear.
21 The wicked borrow but do not repay; the just are generous in giving.
22 For those blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those accursed will be cut off.
23 Those whose steps are guided by the LORD; whose way God approves,
24 May stumble, but they will never fall, for the LORD holds their hand.
25 Neither in my youth, nor now in old age have I ever seen the just abandoned or their children begging bread.
26 The just always lend generously, and their children become a blessing.
27 Turn from evil and do good, that you may inhabit the land forever.
28 For the LORD loves justice and does not abandon the faithful. When the unjust are destroyed, and the children of the wicked cut off,
29 The just will possess the land and live in it forever.
30 The mouths of the just utter wisdom; their tongues speak what is right.
31 God's teaching is in their hearts; their steps do not falter.
32 The wicked spy on the just and seek to kill them.
33 But the LORD does not leave the just in their power, nor let them be condemned when tried.
34 Wait eagerly for the LORD, and keep to the way; God will raise you to possess the land; you will gloat when the wicked are cut off.
35 I have seen ruthless scoundrels, strong as flourishing cedars.
36 When I passed by again, they were gone; though I searched, they could not be found.
37 Observe the honest, mark the upright; those at peace with God have a future.
38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the just is from the LORD, their refuge in time of distress.
40 The LORD helps and rescues them, rescues and saves them from the wicked, because in God they take refuge.