Psalms 33
1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Let those who do good shout for joy—those who live right should praise him!
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Praise the Lord with the lyre, play music to him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing a new song to him; play your instruments well and shout for joy.
4 For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For the word of the Lord is true, and he is trustworthy in everything he does.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loves all that is good and right; the earth is full of the Lord's trustworthy love.
6 By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
The Lord spoke the word and the heavens were made; his mouth breathed all the stars into existence.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathers the waters of the sea together, he keeps the ocean depths in store.
8 Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
Let all the earth show reverence to the Lord; let all the world's inhabitants be in awe of him.
9 For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The Lord foils the decisions of the nations, he frustrates the plans of the peoples,
11 The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
But the Lord's plan stands forever—what he decides lasts for all generations.
12 O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
The Lord looks from heaven and sees the whole of humanity,
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
from his throne he watches all those who live on earth.
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He created their minds, so he knows everything they do.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
Even the greatest army cannot save a king; the greatest strength cannot save a warrior.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
Don't deceive yourself: a warhorse can't give you victory—even its incredible strength won't save you.
18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
The Lord watches over those who reverently follow him, those who place their hope in his trustworthy love
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
We place our confidence in the Lord; he is our help and our defender.
21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
We are so happy about him, for we trust in his holy character.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Lord, let your trustworthy love rest upon us as we hope in you.
