Psalms 33

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

A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.

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

Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

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

Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.

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 in faith.

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

He loves mercy and judgment. 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, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:

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

gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.

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

Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.

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

For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.

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

The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.

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

But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

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

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.

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

The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.

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

From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.

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

He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.

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

The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.

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

The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.

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

Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,

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

so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.

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

Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.

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

For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.

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

Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.