Psalms 33
1 Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright.
2 Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.
Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and sing with joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright; and all his works [are done] in truth.
For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair.
5 He loveth righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the kindness of the Lord.
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.
6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made 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 waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.
Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.
For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.
10 The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.
Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.
Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.
Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.
14 From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.
He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.
17 Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his strength.
A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness
19 To deliver from death their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.
We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.
21 For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.
Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.
