Psalms 33
1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Give thanks unto the Lord with the harp: with the ten-stringed psaltery do ye sing [praises] unto him.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing unto him a new song; play beautifully amidst a triumphant shout.
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 done] in truth.
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 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 word of the Lord were the heavens made; and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathereth together like heaps the waters of the sea: he layeth up in store-houses the depths [of the sea].
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: of him stand in awe all the inhabitants of the world.
9 For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
For he spoke, and it came into being: he commanded, and it stood fast.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
The Lord frustrateth the resolves of the nations: he bringeth to nought the thoughts of the people.
11 The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
The counsel of the Lord will stand for ever, 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.
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth 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 directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to 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 the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
Vain is the horse for victory: nor shall he deliver any by the greatness of his 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 upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
To deliver from death their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: our help and our shield is he.
21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
For in him shall our heart rejoice: because in his holy name have we trusted.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Let thy kindness, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.
