Psalms 33
1 You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
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 harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
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 skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!
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 right, And all his acts are faithful.
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 loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.
8 Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand 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 spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
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 bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.
11 But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to 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 the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
13 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;
14 from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —
15 He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth 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].
A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.
17 It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great 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 the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;
19 He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
20 We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
The hope of our souls is in the LORD; 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.
Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.
22 Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!
