Psalms 33

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

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is comely for the upright.

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

Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings.

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

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully 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] right; and all his works [are done] in truth.

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

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness 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 host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

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: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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

For he spake, and it was [done; ] he commanded, and it stood fast.

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

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

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

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

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

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

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

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

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

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth 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.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

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

An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.

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

Behold, the eye of the LORD [is] upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

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

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

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

Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he [is] our help and our shield.

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

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

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

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.