Psalms 33
1 Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Give ye thanks unto Yahweh with the lyre, With a harp of ten strings, make ye music unto him.
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing unto him, a song that is new, With skill, sweep the strings, with loud noise.
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For right is the word of Yahweh, and, all his work, is in faithfulness:
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 Who loveth righteousness and justice, With the lovingkindness of Yahweh, the earth is full.
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 Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 Who gathered as into a skin-bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps.
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Let all the earth, stand in awe of Yahweh, Of him, be in dread, all ye inhabitants of the world;
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For, he, spake, and it was, He, commanded, and it stood forth.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
10 Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.
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 counsel of Yahweh, to times age-abiding, shall stand, The devices of his heart, from generation to generation.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 How happy the nation whose God is, Yahweh, The people he hath chosen as his own 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 Out of the heavens, hath Yahweh looked, He hath seen all the sons of men:
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 Out of his settled place of abode, hath he fixed his gaze on all the inhabitants of the earth:
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 Who fashioneth their heart all together, Who understandeth all their doings.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
16 Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of 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 A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 To rescue, from death, their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 Our own soul, hath waited for Yahweh, Our help and our shield, is he!
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 For, in him, shall our heart rejoice, For, in his holy Name, have we trusted.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 Be thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, upon us, According as we have waited for thee.
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
