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title: "Psalm 33 (34) – Catholic Bible (CPDV) & Latin · Bless"
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description: "Psalm 33 (Psalm 34 in Hebrew numbering) in the CPDV, with the Latin Vulgate. Benedicam Dominum. An exhortation to the praise, and service of God."
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# Psalm 33 (34)

Psalm 33 in the Vulgate numbering Bless follows is Psalm 34 in Hebrew numbering (the NABRE, RSV and KJV). Here are all 23 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> Benedicam Dominum. An exhortation to the praise, and service of God.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Psalm 33 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. To David, when he changed his appearance in the sight of Abimelech, and so he dismissed him, and he went away.
2. I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise will be ever in my mouth.
3. In the Lord, my soul will be praised. May the meek listen and rejoice.
4. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us extol his name in itself.
5. I sought the Lord, and he heeded me, and he carried me away from all my tribulations.
6. Approach him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be confounded.
7. This poor one cried out, and the Lord heeded him, and he saved him from all his tribulations.
8. The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear him, and he will rescue them.
9. Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
10. Fear the Lord, all you his saints. For there is no destitution for those who fear him.
11. The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.
12. Come forward, sons. Listen to me. I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
13. Which is the man who wills life, who chooses to see good days?
14. Prohibit your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
15. Turn away from evil, and do good. Inquire about peace, and pursue it.
16. The eyes of the Lord are on the just, and his ears are with their prayers.
17. But the countenance of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to perish the remembrance of them from the earth.
18. The just cried out, and the Lord heard them, and he freed them from all their tribulations.
19. The Lord is near to those who are troubled in heart, and he will save the humble in spirit.
20. Many are the afflictions of the just, but from them all the Lord will free them.
21. The Lord preserves all of their bones, not one of them shall be broken.
22. The death of a sinner is very harmful, and those who hate the just will fare badly.
23. The Lord will redeem the souls of his servants, and none of those who hope in him will fare badly.

## Psalm 33 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Davidi, cum immutavit vultum suum coram Achimelech, et dimisit eum, et abiit.
2. Benedicam Dominum in omni tempore; semper laus ejus in ore meo.
3. In Domino laudabitur anima mea: audiant mansueti, et lætentur.
4. Magnificate Dominum mecum, et exaltemus nomen ejus in idipsum.
5. Exquisivi Dominum, et exaudivit me; et ex omnibus tribulationibus meis eripuit me.
6. Accedite ad eum, et illuminamini; et facies vestræ non confundentur.
7. Iste pauper clamavit, et Dominus exaudivit eum, et de omnibus tribulationibus ejus salvavit eum.
8. Immittet angelus Domini in circuitu timentium eum, et eripiet eos.
9. Gustate et videte quoniam suavis est Dominus; beatus vir qui sperat in eo.
10. Timete Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam non est inopia timentibus eum.
11. Divites eguerunt, et esurierunt; inquirentes autem Dominum non minuentur omni bono.
12. Venite, filii; audite me: timorem Domini docebo vos.
13. Quis est homo qui vult vitam; diligit dies videre bonos?
14. Prohibe linguam tuam a malo, et labia tua ne loquantur dolum.
15. Diverte a malo, et fac bonum; inquire pacem, et persequere eam.
16. Oculi Domini super justos, et aures ejus in preces eorum.
17. Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala, ut perdat de terra memoriam eorum.
18. Clamaverunt justi, et Dominus exaudivit eos; et ex omnibus tribulationibus eorum liberavit eos.
19. Juxta est Dominus iis qui tribulato sunt corde, et humiles spiritu salvabit.
20. Multæ tribulationes justorum; et de omnibus his liberabit eos Dominus.
21. Custodit Dominus omnia ossa eorum: unum ex his non conteretur.
22. Mors peccatorum pessima; et qui oderunt justum delinquent.
23. Redimet Dominus animas servorum suorum, et non delinquent omnes qui sperant in eo.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- CCC ¶ 716: God's Spirit and Word in the Time of the Promises ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 336: Heaven and Earth ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

## The saints

- “I look at Him and He looks at me.” — St. John Vianney, Catechism on Prayer, c. 1850 (On this theme: verse 5)
- “Jesus is honey in the mouth, melody in the ear, jubilation in the heart.” — St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of Songs, 20, c. 1136 (On this theme: verse 8)

## Read at Mass (US)

- Tue, Dec 15, 2026: Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19 and 23
- Tue, Feb 16, 2027: Tuesday of the First Week of Lent — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19
- Fri, Mar 12, 2027: Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20, 21 and 23
- Wed, Apr 7, 2027: St. John Baptist de la Salle, Priest — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9

17 more dates through December 31, 2028, in the [liturgical calendar](https://blessbible.app/calendar/).

Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar (principal Mass, first option). Mass citations number the Psalms in the Hebrew way.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).