Psalms 33
33
Sing Praises to the Lord
1You are the Lord's people.
Obey him and celebrate!
He deserves your praise.
2Praise the Lord with harps!
Use harps with ten strings
to make music for him.
3Sing a new song. Shout!
Play beautiful music.
4The Lord is truthful;
he can be trusted.
5He loves justice and fairness,
and he is kind to everyone
everywhere on earth.
6The Lord made the heavens
and everything in them
by his word.
7He scooped up the ocean
and stored the water.
8Everyone in this world
should worship and honor
the Lord!
9As soon as he spoke
the world was created;
at his command,
the earth was formed.
10The Lord destroys the plans
and spoils the schemes
of the nations.
11But what the Lord has planned
will stand forever.
His thoughts never change.
12The Lord blesses each nation
that worships only him.
He blesses his chosen ones.
13The Lord looks at the world
14from his throne in heaven,
and he watches us all.
15The Lord gave us each a mind,
and nothing we do
can be hidden from him.
16 #
Jdt 9.7; 1 Macc 3.19. Mighty armies alone
cannot win wars for a king;
great strength by itself
cannot keep a soldier safe.
17In war the strength of a horse
cannot be trusted
to take you to safety.
18But the Lord watches over
all
who honor him
and trust his kindness.
19He protects them from death
and starvation.
20We depend on you, Lord,
to help and protect us.
21You make our hearts glad
because we trust you,
the only God.
22Be kind and bless us!
We depend on you.
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Psalms 33
33
Psalm 33
Praise to the Creator and Preserver.
1Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].
2Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.
3Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud and joyful sound.
4For the word of the Lord is right;
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
5He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
6¶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
And all their host by the breath of His mouth. [Gen 1:1-3; Job 38:4-11; Heb 11:3; 2 Pet 3:5]
7He gathers the waters of the sea together as in a wineskin;
He puts the deeps in storehouses.
8Let all the earth fear and worship the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
9For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
10The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
11The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The thoughts and plans of His heart through all generations.
12Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance. [Deut 32:8, 9]
13¶The Lord looks [down] from heaven;
He sees all the sons of man;
14From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—
15He who fashions the hearts of them all,
Who considers and understands all that they do.
16The king is not saved by the great size of his army;
A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.
17A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
18¶Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
19To rescue their lives from death
And keep them alive in famine.
20We wait [expectantly] for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21For in Him our heart rejoices,
Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.
22Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,
In proportion as we have #33:22 I.e. placed our confidence.hoped in You.
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