Psalms 33

Psalms 33:1  
Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

Psalms 33:2  
Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Psalms 33:3  
Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

Psalms 33:4  
For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

Psalms 33:5  
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

Psalms 33:6  
By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

Psalms 33:7  
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

Psalms 33:8  
Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Psalms 33:9  
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalms 33:10  
Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

Psalms 33:11  
The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

Psalms 33:12  
Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalms 33:13  
Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

Psalms 33:14  
From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

Psalms 33:15  
he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

Psalms 33:16  
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Psalms 33:17  
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

Psalms 33:18  
Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

Psalms 33:19  
to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

Psalms 33:20  
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

Psalms 33:21  
For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Psalms 33:22  
Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.


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