Psalms 33
33
Praise of God’s Power and Providence
I
1Rejoice, you righteous, in the Lord;
praise from the upright is fitting.#Ps 32:11; 147:1.
2Give thanks to the Lord on the harp;
on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise.#Ps 92:4; 144:9.
3Sing to him a new song;
skillfully play with joyful chant.
4For the Lord’s word is upright;
all his works are trustworthy.
5He loves justice and right.
The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.#Ps 119:64.
II
6By the Lord’s word the heavens were made;
by the breath of his mouth all their host.#All their host: the stars of the sky are commonly viewed as a vast army, e.g., Neh 9:6; Is 40:26; 45:12; Jer 33:22.#Gn 2:1.
7#The waters…as a mound: ancients sometimes attributed the power keeping the seas from overwhelming land to a primordial victory of the storm-god over personified Sea.He gathered the waters of the sea as a mound;
he sets the deep into storage vaults.#Ps 78:13; Gn 1:9–10; Ex 15:8; Jos 3:16.
III
8Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all who dwell in the world show him reverence.
9For he spoke, and it came to be,
commanded, and it stood in place.#Ps 148:5; Gn 1:3f; Jdt 16:14.
10The Lord foils the plan of nations,
frustrates the designs of peoples.
11But the plan of the Lord stands forever,
the designs of his heart through all generations.#Prv 19:21; Is 40:8.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people chosen as his inheritance.#Ps 144:15; Ex 19:6; Dt 7:6.
IV
13From heaven the Lord looks down
and observes the children of Adam,#Jb 34:21; Sir 15:19; Jer 16:17; 32:19.
14From his dwelling place he surveys
all who dwell on earth.
15The One who fashioned together their hearts
is the One who knows all their works.
V
16A king is not saved by a great army,
nor a warrior delivered by great strength.
17Useless is the horse for safety;
despite its great strength, it cannot be saved.
18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him,
upon those who count on his mercy,
19To deliver their soul from death,
and to keep them alive through famine.
VI
20Our soul waits for the Lord,
he is our help and shield.#Ps 115:9.
21For in him our hearts rejoice;
in his holy name we trust.
22May your mercy, Lord, be upon us;
as we put our hope in you.
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Psalms 33
33
A Song of Praise
1All you that are righteous,
shout for joy for what the LORD has done;
praise him, all you that obey him.
2Give thanks to the LORD with harps,
sing to him with stringed instruments.
3Sing a new song to him,
play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!
4The words of the LORD are true
and all his works are dependable.
5The LORD loves what is righteous and just;
his constant love fills the earth.
6The LORD created the heavens by his command,
the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
7He gathered all the seas into one place;
he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
8Worship the LORD, all the earth!
Honour him, all peoples of the world!
9When he spoke, the world was created;
at his command everything appeared.
10The LORD frustrates the purposes of the nations;
he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
11But his plans endure for ever;
his purposes last eternally.
12Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD;
happy are the people he has chosen for his own!
13The LORD looks down from heaven
and sees the whole human race.
14From where he rules, he looks down
on all who live on earth.
15He forms all their thoughts
and knows everything they do.
16A king does not win because of his powerful army;
a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
17War horses are useless for victory;
their great strength cannot save.
18The LORD watches over those who obey him,
those who trust in his constant love.
19He saves them from death;
he keeps them alive in times of famine.
20We put our hope in the LORD;
he is our protector and our help.
21We are glad because of him;
we trust in his holy name.
22May your constant love be with us, LORD,
as we put our hope in you.
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