Psalms 33

1 A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.

Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.

2 Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.

3 Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.

Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.

4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

For the word of the Lord is upright; and all his works [are done] in truth.

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

He loveth righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the kindness of the Lord.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7 Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

He gathereth together like heaps the waters of the sea: he layeth up in store-houses the depths [of the sea].

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.

Let all the earth fear the Lord: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.

9 For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.

For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The Lord bringeth to naught the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.

The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.

11 But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

The counsel of the Lord will stand 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 hath chosen for his inheritance.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.

13 The Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath beheld all the sons of men.

The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.

14 From his habitation which he hath prepared, he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.

From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

15 He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.

He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.

16 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.

The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

17 Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his strength.

18 Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.

19 To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.

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

20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.

21 For in him our heart shall rejoice: and in his holy name we have trusted.

For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.

22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.

Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.