Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becommeth vpright men to be thankefull.

Shout for joy in the Lord, you righteous: praise for the upright is seemly.

2 Prayse the Lord with harpe: sing vnto him with viole and instrument of ten strings.

Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, play to him on a ten-stringed harp.

3 Sing vnto him a newe song: sing cheerefully with a loude voyce.

Sing to him a new song, play skilfully and shout merrily.

4 For the word of the Lord is righteous, and all his workes are faithfull.

For the Lord is straight in his promise; and all that he does is in faithfulness.

5 He loueth righteousnesse and iudgement: the earth is full of the goodnesse of the Lord.

Justice and right he loves; the earth is full of his kindness.

6 By the worde of the Lord were the heauens made, and all the hoste of them by the breath of his mouth.

By his word the heavens were made, all their host by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as vpon an heape, and layeth vp the depths in his treasures.

He gathers the sea in a bottle, the ocean he puts into store-houses.

8 Let all the earth feare the Lord: let al them that dwell in the world, feare him.

Let the whole world honour the Lord, let all who live on earth be in awe.

9 For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood.

For at his word it came into being, at his command it stood forth.

10 The Lord breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.

The Lord frustrates the designs of the nations, what the peoples have purposed, he brings to nought,

11 The counsell of the Lord shall stand for euer, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.

but the Lord’s own design will stand forever, and what his heart has purposed, through all generations.

12 Blessed is that nation, whose God is the Lord: euen the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance.

Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.

13 The Lord looketh downe from heauen, and beholdeth all the children of men.

The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;

14 From the habitation of his dwelling he beholdeth all them that dwell in the earth.

from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

15 He facioneth their hearts euery one, and vnderstandeth all their workes.

He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.

16 The King is not saued by the multitude of an hoste, neither is the mightie man deliuered by great strength.

It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;

17 A horse is a vaine helpe, and shall not deliuer any by his great strength.

false hope is the war-horse to usher in victory, for all its great might it can provide no escape.

18 Beholde, the eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him, and vpon them, that trust in his mercie,

See! The eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his kindness;

19 To deliuer their soules from death, and to preserue them in famine.

to deliver their life from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soule waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helpe and our shielde.

We wait for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

21 Surely our heart shall reioyce in him, because we trusted in his holy Name.

For in him our heart is glad, we trust in his holy name.

22 Let thy mercie, O Lord, be vpon vs, as we trust in thee.

Let your kindness, O Lord, be upon us, as is our hope in you.