Psalms 33
1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
4 For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For the LORD’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the LORD.
6 By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
By the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
8 Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
11 The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
The counsel of the LORD stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.
18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Behold, the LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
Our soul has waited for the LORD. He is our help and our shield.
21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Let your loving kindness be on us, LORD, since we have hoped in you.
