Psalms 33
33
Praise God Who Creates and Saves
1Sing to the Lord, you who do what is right.
Honest people should praise him.
2Praise the Lord on the harp.
Make music for him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3Sing a new song to him.
Play well and joyfully.
4God’s word is true.
Everything he does is right.
5He loves what is right and fair.
The Lord’s love fills the earth.
6The sky was made at the Lord’s command.
By the breath from his mouth, he made all the stars.
7He gathered the water in the sea into a heap.
He made the great ocean stay in its place.
8All the earth should worship the Lord.
The whole world should fear him.
9He spoke, and it happened.
He commanded, and it appeared.
10The Lord upsets the plans of nations.
He ruins all their plans.
11But the Lord’s plans will stand forever.
His ideas will last from now on.
12Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord.
Happy are the people he chose for his very own.
13The Lord looks down from heaven.
He sees every person.
14From his throne he watches
everyone who lives on earth.
15He made their hearts.
He understands everything they do.
16No king is saved by his great army.
No warrior escapes by his great strength.
17Horses can’t bring victory.
They can’t save by their strength.
18But the Lord looks after those who fear him.
He watches over those who put their hope in his love.
19He saves them from death.
He spares their lives in times of hunger.
20So our hope is in the Lord.
He is our help, our shield to protect us.
21We rejoice in him.
We trust his holy name.
22Lord, show your love to us
as we put our hope in you.
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Psalms 33
33
1Rejoice in the Lord, good people!
It is only right for good people to praise him.
2Play the lyre and praise the Lord.
Play the ten-stringed harp for him.
3Sing a new song#33:3 new song Whenever God did a new and wonderful thing for his people, they would write a new song about it. to him.
Play it well and sing it loud!
4The Lord’s word is true,
and he is faithful in everything he does.
5He loves goodness and justice.
The Lord’s faithful love fills the earth.
6The Lord spoke the command, and the world was made.
The breath from his mouth created everything in the heavens.
7He gathered together the water of the sea.
He put the ocean in its place.
8Everyone on earth should fear and respect the Lord.
All the people in the world should fear him,
9because when he speaks, things happen.
And if he says, “Stop!”—then it stops.#33:9 And if … stops Or “He gives the command, and it stands!” The word “stand” can mean “stand forever” or “stop.”
10The Lord can ruin every decision the nations make.
He can spoil all their plans.
11But the Lord’s decisions are good forever.
His plans are good for generation after generation.
12Great blessings belong to those who have the Lord as their God!
He chose them to be his own special people.
13The Lord looked down from heaven
and saw all the people.
14From his high throne he looked down
at all the people living on earth.
15He created every person’s mind,
and he knows what each one is doing.
16A king is not saved by the power of his army.
A soldier does not survive by his own great strength.
17Horses don’t really bring victory in war.
Their strength cannot help you escape.
18The Lord watches over his followers,
those who wait for him to show his faithful love.
19He saves them from death.
He gives them strength when they are hungry.
20So we will wait for the Lord.
He helps us and protects us.
21He makes us happy.
We trust his holy name.
22Lord, we worship you,
so show your great love for us.
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