< Psalms 33 >
1 Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.
Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
2 Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
3 Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.
Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
4 For the word of YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.
Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
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 Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
7 Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.
Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
8 All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid of Him.
Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
9 For He has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
10 YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, 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.
O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
13 YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;
From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto 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 the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.
A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
18 Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
19 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
21 For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.
For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
22 Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!
Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!