Psalms 33

1 [A Psalm] of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous; praise becomes the upright.

Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright.

2 Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.

Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and sing with joy.

4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair.

5 He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness.

6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his [mouth].

By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth.

7 Who gathers the waters of the sea as [in] a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

He gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spoke, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created.

For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.

10 The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nothing also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nothing the counsels of princes.

Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples.

11 But the counsel of the Lord endures for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.

The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.

13 The Lord looks out of heaven; he beholds all the sons of men.

Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.

14 He looks from his prepared habitation on all the dwellers on the earth;

From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.

15 who fashioned their hearts alone; who understands all their works.

He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.

16 A king is not saved by reason of a great host; and a giant shall not be delivered by the greatness of his strength.

No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.

17 A horse is vain for safety; neither shall he be delivered by the greatness of his power.

A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue.

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him, those that hope in his mercy;

See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness

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

to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine.

20 Our soul waits on the Lord; for he is our helper and defender.

We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, and we have hoped in his holy name.

Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.

22 Let your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in you.

Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.