Psalm 149:4 (3/9)

O LORD, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me… Psalm 31:1

O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. Psalm 31:1	In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. righteousness redeemer dependence
You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger. Psalm 31:3	For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. God worship life

My future is in your hands. Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly. Psalm 31:15	My times are in your hand. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me. persecution redeemer salvation
Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me. Psalm 31:16	Make your face to shine on your servant. Save me in your loving kindness. blessing love salvation
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. Psalm 31:19	Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men! trust fear blessing
So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! Psalm 31:24	Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. hope encouragement heart
Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Psalm 32:1	Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. sin forgiveness blessing
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Psalm 32:3	When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. sin confession speaking
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalm 32:5	I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. confession sin forgiveness
For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Psalm 32:7	You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah. joy safety protection
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8	I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. encouragement understanding learning
For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. Psalm 33:4	For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. reliability Word of God truth
He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. Psalm 33:5	He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. reliability love righteousness
The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. Psalm 33:6	By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. creation speaking heaven
What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. Psalm 33:12	Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. God reward blessing
But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. Psalm 33:18	Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness. reliability God awe
Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. Psalm 33:22	Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. trust reliability hope
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. Psalm 34:1	I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. worship blessing speaking
I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4	I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. fear listening seeking
In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. Psalm 34:6	This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. listening prayer salvation
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 34:8	Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. God blessing rest
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. Psalm 34:10	The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. God seeking
Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! Psalm 34:13	Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. speaking evil truth
Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. Psalm 34:14	Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it. evil goodness peace
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. Psalm 34:15	Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. righteousness listening