Psalms 33
1 You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
Sing, you righteous, in YHWH, [For] praise from upright ones [is] lovely.
2 Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
Give thanks to YHWH with a harp, With stringed instrument of ten strings sing praise to Him,
3 Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
Sing to Him a new song, Play skillfully with shouting.
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 YHWH [is] upright, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
5 He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
Loving righteousness and judgment, The earth is full of the kindness of YHWH.
6 Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
By the word of YHWH The heavens have been made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.
7 He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
Gathering the waters of the sea as a heap, Putting the depths in treasuries.
8 Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
All the earth is afraid of YHWH, All the inhabitants of the world are afraid 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 has spoken, and it is, He has commanded, and it stands.
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.
YHWH made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
11 But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
The counsel of YHWH stands for all time, The thoughts of His heart from generation to generation.
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.
O the blessedness of the nation whose God [is] YHWH, Of the people He chose, For an inheritance to Him.
13 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
YHWH has looked from the heavens, He has seen all the sons of men.
14 from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked to all inhabitants of the earth;
15 He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending to all their works.
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].
The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
17 It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And he does not deliver By the abundance of his strength.
18 Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
Behold, the eye of YHWH [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
19 He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
20 We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
Our soul has waited for YHWH, He [is] our help and our shield,
21 We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
For our heart rejoices in Him, For we have trusted in His Holy Name.
22 Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
Let Your kindness, O YHWH, be on us, As we have waited for You!
