Psalms 33
1 Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise.
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is [done] in faithfulness.
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.
He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
10 Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
13 Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness;
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield.
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee.
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
