Psalms 33

1 [A Psalm] of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; praise becomes the upright.

Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.

2 Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.

Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,

3 Sing to him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.

4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

For the word of YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.

5 He loves mercy and judgement; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.

Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his [mouth].

By the word of YHWH The heavens have been made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

7 Who gathers the waters of the sea as [in] a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.

9 For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

For He has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.

10 The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nothing also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nothing the counsels of princes.

YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

11 But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, 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.

O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, Of the people He chose, For an inheritance to Him.

13 The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.

14 He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;

From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;

15 who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.

Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.

16 A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

17 A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.

A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;

Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

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

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

20 Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.

Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,

21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.

For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.

22 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in you.

Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!