Psalms 33
1 You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
Let those who do good shout for joy—those who live right should praise him!
2 Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
Praise the Lord with the lyre, play music to him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
Sing a new song to him; play your instruments well and shout for joy.
4 Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
For the word of the Lord is true, and he is trustworthy in everything he does.
5 He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
He loves all that is good and right; the earth is full of the Lord's trustworthy love.
6 Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
7 He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
He gathers the waters of the sea together, he keeps the ocean depths in store.
8 Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
Let all the earth show reverence to the Lord; let all the world's inhabitants be in awe of him.
9 When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.
10 Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
The Lord foils the decisions of the nations, he frustrates the plans of the peoples,
11 But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
But the Lord's plan stands forever—what he decides lasts for all generations.
12 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.
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.
13 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
The Lord looks from heaven and sees the whole of humanity,
14 from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
from his throne he watches all those who live on earth.
15 He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
He created their minds, so he knows everything they do.
16 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].
Even the greatest army cannot save a king; the greatest strength cannot save a warrior.
17 It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
Don't deceive yourself: a warhorse can't give you victory—even its incredible strength won't save you.
18 Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
The Lord watches over those who reverently follow him, those who place their hope in his trustworthy love
19 He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
20 We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
We place our confidence in the Lord; he is our help and our defender.
21 We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
We are so happy about him, for we trust in his holy character.
22 Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
Lord, let your trustworthy love rest upon us as we hope in you.
