Psalms 33

1 Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.

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

2 Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!

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

3 Sing to him a new song; Play skilfully amid the sound of trumpets!

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

4 For the word of the LORD is right, And all his acts are faithful.

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

5 He loveth justice and equity; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

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

6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, And all the hosts 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, as a heap; He layeth up the deep in storehouses.

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

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of 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 fast.

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

10 The LORD bringeth the devices of the nations to nothing; He frustrateth the designs of kingdoms.

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

11 The purposes of the LORD stand for ever; The designs of his heart, to all generations.

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

12 Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom 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 down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;

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

14 From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth, —

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

15 He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.

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

16 A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.

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

17 The horse is a vain thing for safety, Nor can he deliver his master 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 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, —Upon them that trust in his goodness;

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

19 To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.

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

20 The hope of our souls is in the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

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

21 Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice; In his holy name we have confidence.

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

22 May thy goodness be upon us, O LORD! According as we trust in thee!

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