Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.

Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.

2 Give thanks unto the LORD with harp, sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings.

Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,

3 Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.

Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.

4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all His work is done in faithfulness.

For the word of YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.

5 He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.

6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

By the word of YHWH The heavens have been made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.

9 For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.

For He has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.

10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.

11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.

The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.

12 Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, Of the people He chose, For an inheritance to Him.

13 The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.

14 From the place of His habitation He looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;

15 He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings.

Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.

16 A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.

17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.

A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.

18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;

Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,

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

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

20 Our soul hath waited for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,

21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy name.

For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.

22 Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have waited for Thee.

Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!