< Psalms 33 >

1 Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Shout for joy in the Lord, you righteous: praise for the upright is seemly.
2 Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.
Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, play to him on a ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.
Sing to him a new song, play skilfully and shout merrily.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright; and all his works [are done] in truth.
For the Lord is straight in his promise; and all that he does is in faithfulness.
5 He loveth righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the kindness of the Lord.
Justice and right he loves; the earth is full of his kindness.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathereth together like heaps the waters of the sea: he layeth up in store-houses the depths [of the sea].
He gathers the sea in a bottle, the ocean he puts into store-houses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.
Let the whole world honour the Lord, let all who live on earth be in awe.
9 For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.
For at his word it came into being, at his command it stood forth.
10 The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.
The Lord frustrates the designs of the nations, what the peoples have purposed, he brings to nought,
11 The counsel of the Lord will stand 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 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.
Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.
The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;
14 From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.
He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;
17 Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his strength.
false hope is the war-horse to usher in victory, for all its great might it can provide no escape.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
See! The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his kindness;
19 To deliver from death their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
to deliver their life from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.
We wait for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
21 For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.
For in him our heart is glad, we trust in his holy name.
22 Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
Let your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as is our hope in you.

< Psalms 33 >