Psalms 33

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

Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

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

Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

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

Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

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

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

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

His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

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

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

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

He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

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

Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

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

For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

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

The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

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

The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

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

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

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

The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

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

From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

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

He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

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

A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

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

A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

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

See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

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

To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

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

Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

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

For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

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

Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.