Psalms 33
1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
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.
Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.
Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.
It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
