< Psalms 33 >

1 Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
2 Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
3 Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
4 For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
5 Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
6 By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
7 Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
8 Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
9 For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
10 Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
11 The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
12 O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
13 From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
14 From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
15 Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.
He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.
It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
17 A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
18 Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness,
Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
19 To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.
He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
20 Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He,
We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
21 For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted.
We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
22 Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee!
Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].

< Psalms 33 >