Psalms 33
1 [A Psalm] of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; praise becomes the upright.
Shout for joy in the Lord, you righteous: praise for the upright is seemly.
2 Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.
Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, play to him on a ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.
Sing to him a new song, play skilfully and shout merrily.
4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.
For the Lord is straight in his promise; and all that he does is in faithfulness.
5 He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.
Justice and right he loves; the earth is full of his kindness.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his [mouth].
By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.
7 Who gathers the waters of the sea as [in] a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.
He gathers the sea in a bottle, the ocean he puts into store-houses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.
Let the whole world honour the Lord, let all who live on earth be in awe.
9 For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.
For at his word it came into being, at his command it stood forth.
10 The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nothing also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nothing the counsels of princes.
The Lord frustrates the designs of the nations, what the peoples have purposed, he brings to nought,
11 But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
but the Lord’s own design will stand forever, and what his heart has purposed, through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.
13 The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.
The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;
14 He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;
from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
15 who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.
He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.
16 A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.
It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;
17 A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.
false hope is the war-horse to usher in victory, for all its great might it can provide no escape.
18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;
See! The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his kindness;
19 to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
to deliver their life from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.
We wait for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.
For in him our heart is glad, we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in you.
Let your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as is our hope in you.
