Psalms 33
1 Let those who do good shout for joy—those who live right should praise him!
Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
2 Praise the Lord with the lyre, play music to him on the ten-stringed harp.
Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
3 Sing a new song to him; play your instruments well and shout for joy.
Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
4 For the word of the Lord is true, and he is trustworthy in everything he does.
For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
5 He loves all that is good and right; the earth is full of the Lord's trustworthy love.
Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
6 The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together, he keeps the ocean depths in store.
Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
8 Let all the earth show reverence to the Lord; let all the world's inhabitants be in awe of him.
Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
9 For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
10 The Lord foils the decisions of the nations, he frustrates the plans of the peoples,
Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 But the Lord's plan stands forever—what he decides lasts for all generations.
The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.
O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
13 The Lord looks from heaven and sees the whole of humanity,
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
14 from his throne he watches all those who live on earth.
From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
15 He created their minds, so he knows everything they do.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
16 Even the greatest army cannot save a king; the greatest strength cannot save a warrior.
The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17 Don't deceive yourself: a warhorse can't give you victory—even its incredible strength won't save you.
A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
18 The Lord watches over those who reverently follow him, those who place their hope in his trustworthy love
Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
19 to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 We place our confidence in the Lord; he is our help and our defender.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
21 We are so happy about him, for we trust in his holy character.
For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
22 Lord, let your trustworthy love rest upon us as we hope in you.
Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
