Psalms 33
1 Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For the word of the Lord is upright; and all his works [are done] in truth.
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 He loveth righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the kindness of the Lord.
He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 He gathereth together like heaps the waters of the sea: he layeth up in store-houses the depths [of the sea].
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
10 The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.
Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
11 The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.
Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we 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 because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
17 Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his strength.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 To deliver from death their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
