< Psalms 33 >
1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.
4 For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy 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 word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.
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, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
9 For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.
11 The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
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 as his inheritance.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.
18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.