Psalms 23 (2/9)

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my… Psalm 32:5

I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Psalm 32:5 confession sin forgiveness
You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
Psalm 32:7 joy safety protection

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Psalm 32:8 encouragement understanding learning
For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in faithfulness.
Psalm 33:4 reliability Word of God truth
He loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
Psalm 33:5 reliability love righteousness
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Psalm 33:6 creation speaking heaven
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love.
Psalm 33:18 reliability God awe
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.
Psalm 33:22 trust reliability hope
I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1 worship blessing speaking
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:4 fear listening seeking
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34:6 listening prayer salvation
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Psalm 34:8 God blessing rest
The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 34:10 God seeking
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 34:13 speaking evil truth
Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 34:14 evil goodness peace
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
Psalm 34:15 righteousness listening
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Psalm 34:16 evil sin
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:17-18 salvation redeemer nearness
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
Psalm 34:19 righteousness suffering redeemer
The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.
Psalm 34:22 salvation life protection
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Psalm 37:3 trust safety goodness
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 giving seeking heart
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
Psalm 37:5-6 trust righteousness life
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
Psalm 37:7 honesty life patience

Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.