Psalms 33

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

Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh 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 with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!

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

Sing to him a new song; Play skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!

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 acts are faithful.

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

He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness 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 were the heavens made, And all the hosts 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.

He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.

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; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

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

For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

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 bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.

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

The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.

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

Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

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

The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;

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

From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —

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

He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth 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 the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.

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

The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.

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

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;

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

To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.

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

The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

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

Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.

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

May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!