Psalms 33

1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

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

2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

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

3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

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

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

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

5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

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

6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:

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

7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

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

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.

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

9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

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

10 The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.

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.

11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, 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 as his inheritance.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.

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

14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.

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

15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.

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

16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.

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

17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.

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

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,

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

19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.

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

20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.

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

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

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

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

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