Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.

2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.

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

Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.

4 For the LORD’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

For the word of the Lord is upright; and all his works [are done] in truth.

5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the LORD.

He loveth righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the kindness of the Lord.

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

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

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

He gathereth together like heaps the waters of the sea: he layeth up in store-houses the depths [of the sea].

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Let all the earth fear the Lord: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.

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

For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.

11 The counsel of the LORD stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.

13 The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.

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

From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

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

He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.

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

The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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

Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his strength.

18 Behold, the LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.

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

To deliver from death their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.

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

For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.

22 Let your loving kindness be on us, LORD, since we have hoped in you.

Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.