Psalms 33
1 Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
2 Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
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 skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!
Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
4 For the word of the LORD is right, And all his acts are faithful.
For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
5 He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them 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 He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.
Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
9 For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
10 The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.
Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.
The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
12 Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
13 The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;
From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
14 From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —
From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
15 He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
16 A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.
The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17 The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great 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 the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;
Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
19 To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
21 Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.
For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
22 May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!
Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
