Psalms 33

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

Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright.

2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.

Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and sing with joy.

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

For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair.

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

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.

6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth.

7 He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

He gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

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

Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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

For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.

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

Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.

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

Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.

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

From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.

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

He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.

16 No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.

17 A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue.

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

See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness

19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine.

20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.

21 For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

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

Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.