Psalms 33
1 Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright.
Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and sing with joy.
Sing to him a new song; Play skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!
4 For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair.
For the word of the LORD is right, And all his acts are faithful.
5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.
He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth.
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.
8 Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.
For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
10 Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples.
The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.
11 The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations.
The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.
Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
13 Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.
The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;
14 From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.
From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —
15 He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.
He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.
16 No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.
A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.
17 A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue.
The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.
18 See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;
19 to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine.
To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.
The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
21 Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.
Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.
22 Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.
May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!
