< Psalms 33 >
1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Give thanks unto the LORD with harp, sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing unto Him a new song; play skilfully amid shouts of joy.
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 work is done in faithfulness.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loveth righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the lovingkindness 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 were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth 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; He commanded, and it stood.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh 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 standeth for ever, 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.
Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth 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 looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; 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 doth it afford escape by its great strength.
18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
Our soul hath 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 in Him doth our heart rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy name.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have waited for Thee.