Psalms 23 (2/9)

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

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and did not cover up my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.”
And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
Psalm 32:5 confession sin forgiveness
You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
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 loving eye on you.
Psalm 32:8 encouragement understanding learning
For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
Psalm 33:4 reliability Word of God truth
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:5 reliability love righteousness
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
Psalm 33:6 creation speaking heaven
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people he chose for his inheritance.
Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:18 reliability God awe
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.
Psalm 33:22 trust reliability hope
I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
Psalm 34:1 worship blessing speaking
I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:4 fear listening seeking
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34:6 listening prayer salvation
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.
Psalm 34:8 God blessing rest
The lions may grow weak and hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 34:10 God seeking
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Psalm 34:13 speaking evil truth
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 34:14 evil goodness peace
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry.
Psalm 34:15 righteousness listening
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to blot out their name from the earth.
Psalm 34:16 evil sin
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:17-18 salvation redeemer nearness
The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm 34:19 righteousness suffering redeemer
The Lord will rescue his servants;
no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
Psalm 34:22 salvation life protection
Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Psalm 37:3 trust safety goodness
Take delight 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 do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
Psalm 37:5-6 trust righteousness life
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Psalm 37:7 honesty life patience

Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.