Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.

2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with 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 to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!

4 For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.

5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

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 the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars 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 piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.

Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].

9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.

10 The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

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 the LORD stands forever, the purposes 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 the LORD, the people He has chosen as His 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 The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;

14 From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.

15 He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.

He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.

16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his 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 hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.

18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.

19 to deliver them from death and 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 waits for the LORD; 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 hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.

22 May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].