Psalms 33-36

Psalm 33

¹Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise is comely.

²Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,

³Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.

⁴For upright is the word of Jehovah, And all His work is in faithfulness.

⁵Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.

⁶By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.

⁷Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.

⁸Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.

⁹For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.

¹⁰Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

¹¹The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

¹²O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

¹³From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.

¹⁴From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.

¹⁶The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

¹⁷A false thing is the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.

¹⁸Lo, the eye of Jehovah is to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

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

²⁰Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield is He,

²¹For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.

²²Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!

Psalm 34

¹By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise is in my mouth.

²In Jehovah doth my soul boast herself, Hear do the humble and rejoice.

³Ascribe ye greatness to Jehovah with me, And we exalt His name together.

⁴I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

⁵They looked expectingly unto Him, And they became bright, And their faces are not ashamed.

⁶This poor one called, and Jehovah heard, And from all his distresses saved him.

⁷A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.

⁸Taste ye and see that Jehovah is good, O the happiness of the man who trusteth in Him.

⁹Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.

¹⁰Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,

¹¹Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

¹²Who is the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

¹³Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁵The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

¹⁶(The face of Jehovah is on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

¹⁷They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

¹⁸Near is Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

¹⁹Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

²⁰He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.

²¹Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

²²Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!

Psalm 35

¹By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

²Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,

³And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, ‘Thy salvation I am.'

⁴They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

⁵They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of Jehovah driving away.

⁶Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of Jehovah their pursuer.

⁷For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

⁸Meet him doth desolation -- he knoweth not, And his net that he hid catcheth him, For desolation he falleth into it.

⁹And my soul is joyful in Jehovah, It rejoiceth in His salvation.

¹⁰All my bones say, ‘Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'

¹¹Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

¹²They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

¹³And I -- in their sickness my clothing is sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

¹⁴As if a friend, as if my brother, I walked habitually, As a mourner for a mother, Mourning I have bowed down.

¹⁵And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

¹⁶With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing against me their teeth.

¹⁷Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.

¹⁸I thank Thee in a great assembly, Among a mighty people I praise Thee.

¹⁹Mine enemies rejoice not over me with falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

²⁰For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

²¹And they enlarge against me their mouth, They said, ‘Aha, aha, our eye hath seen.'

²²Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me,

²³Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.

²⁴Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

²⁵They do not say in their heart, ‘Aha, our desire.' They do not say, ‘We swallowed him up.'

²⁶They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

²⁷They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, ‘Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

²⁸And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

Psalm 36

¹To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, ‘Fear of God is not before his eyes,

²For he made it smooth to himself in his eyes, To find his iniquity to be hated.

³The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

⁴Iniquity he deviseth on his bed, He stationeth himself on a way not good, Evil he doth not refuse.'

⁵O Jehovah, in the heavens is Thy kindness, Thy faithfulness is unto the clouds.

⁶Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

⁷How precious is Thy kindness, O God, And the sons of men In the shadow of Thy wings do trust.

⁸They are filled from the fatness of Thy house, And the stream of Thy delights Thou dost cause them to drink.

⁹For with Thee is a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.

¹⁰Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

¹¹Let not a foot of pride meet me, And a hand of the wicked let not move me.

¹²There have workers of iniquity fallen, They have been overthrown, And have not been able to arise!