Psalms 33
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Psalm 33
1All you who are righteous,
shout joyfully to the LORD!
It’s right for those who do right to praise God.
2Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre!
Sing praises to him with the ten-stringed harp!
3Sing to him a new song!
Play your best with joyful shouts!
4Because the LORD’s word is right,
his every act is done in good faith.
5He loves righteousness and justice;
the LORD’s faithful love fills the whole earth.
6The skies were made by the LORD’s word,
all their starry multitude by the breath of his mouth.
7He gathered the ocean waters into a heap;
he put the deep seas into storerooms.
8All the earth honors the LORD;
all the earth’s inhabitants stand in awe of him.
9Because when he spoke, it happened!
When he commanded, there it was!
10The LORD overrules what the nations plan;
he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.
11But the LORD’s plan stands forever;
what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next.
12The nation whose God is the LORD,
the people whom God has chosen as his possession,
is truly happy!
13The LORD looks down from heaven;
he sees every human being.
14From his dwelling place God observes
all who live on earth.
15God is the one who made all their hearts,
the one who knows everything they do.
16Kings aren’t saved by the strength of their armies;
warriors aren’t rescued by how much power they have.
17A warhorse is a bad bet for victory;
it can’t save despite its great strength.
18But look here: the LORD’s eyes watch all who honor him,
all who wait for his faithful love,
19to deliver their lives#33.19 Or souls; also in 33:20 from death
and keep them alive during a famine.
20We put our hope in the LORD.
He is our help and our shield.
21Our heart rejoices in God
because we trust his holy name.
22 LORD, let your faithful love surround us
because we wait for you.
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Psalms 33
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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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