Psalms 33
1 Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing to him a new song; Play skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For the word of the LORD is right, And all his acts are faithful.
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
10 The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.
Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
11 The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
13 The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
16 A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.
It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
17 The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
