Psalms 33
1 Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.
Let those who do good shout for joy—those who live right should praise him!
2 Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Praise the Lord with the lyre, play music to him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.
Sing a new song to him; play your instruments well and shout for joy.
4 For the word of YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For the word of the Lord is true, and he is trustworthy in everything he does.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.
He loves all that is good and right; the earth is full of the Lord's trustworthy love.
6 By the word of YHWH The heavens have been made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
7 Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.
He gathers the waters of the sea together, he keeps the ocean depths in store.
8 All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.
Let all the earth show reverence to the Lord; let all the world's inhabitants be in awe of him.
9 For He has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.
For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.
10 YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The Lord foils the decisions of the nations, he frustrates the plans of the peoples,
11 The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
But the Lord's plan stands forever—what he decides lasts for all generations.
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, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.
13 YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.
The Lord looks from heaven and sees the whole of humanity,
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;
from his throne he watches all those who live on earth.
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.
He created their minds, so he knows everything they do.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
Even the greatest army cannot save a king; the greatest strength cannot save a warrior.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.
Don't deceive yourself: a warhorse can't give you victory—even its incredible strength won't save you.
18 Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
The Lord watches over those who reverently follow him, those who place their hope in his trustworthy love
19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
20 Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,
We place our confidence in the Lord; he is our help and our defender.
21 For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.
We are so happy about him, for we trust in his holy character.
22 Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!
Lord, let your trustworthy love rest upon us as we hope in you.
