Psalms 33
1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.
Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright.
2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp 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 and sing with joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.
For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair.
5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.
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 Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made 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 gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; 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 spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.
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 alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples.
11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations.
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 Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.
13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.
Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.
14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.
From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.
15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.
He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.
No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.
17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.
A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,
See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness
19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.
to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine.
20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.
21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.
Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.
Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.
