Psalms 33

1 Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

Shout for joy in the Lord, you righteous: praise for the upright is seemly.

2 Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, play to him on a ten-stringed harp.

3 Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

Sing to him a new song, play skilfully and shout merrily.

4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

For the Lord is straight in his promise; and all that he does is in faithfulness.

5 His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Justice and right he loves; the earth is full of his kindness.

6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.

7 He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

He gathers the sea in a bottle, the ocean he puts into store-houses.

8 Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

Let the whole world honor the Lord, let all who live on earth be in awe.

9 For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

For at his word it came into being, at his command it stood forth.

10 The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

The Lord frustrates the designs of the nations, what the peoples have purposed, he brings to nought,

11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

but the Lord’s own design will stand forever, and what his heart has purposed, through all generations.

12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.

13 The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;

14 From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

15 He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.

16 A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;

17 A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

false hope is the war-horse to usher in victory, for all its great might it can provide no escape.

18 See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

See! The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his kindness;

19 To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

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

20 Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

We wait for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

21 For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

For in him our heart is glad, we trust in his holy name.

22 Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.

Let your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as is our hope in you.