Psalms 33

1 Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: praise is comely for the upright.

2 Give ye thanks unto Yahweh with the lyre, With a harp of ten strings, make ye music unto him.

Give thanks unto the LORD with harp: sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

3 Sing unto him, a song that is new, With skill, sweep the strings, with loud noise.

Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

4 For right is the word of Yahweh, and, all his work, is in faithfulness:

For the word of the LORD is right; and all his work is [done] in faithfulness.

5 Who loveth righteousness and justice, With the lovingkindness of Yahweh, the earth is full.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

6 By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, and, by the spirit of his mouth, all their host:

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 Who gathered as into a skin-bottle the waters of the sea, Delivering, into treasuries, the roaring deeps.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth, stand in awe of Yahweh, Of him, be in dread, all ye inhabitants of the world;

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For, he, spake, and it was, He, commanded, and it stood forth.

For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

10 Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought: he maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of none effect.

11 The counsel of Yahweh, to times age-abiding, shall stand, The devices of his heart, from generation to generation.

The counsel of the LORD standeth fast for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 How happy the nation whose God is, Yahweh, The people he hath chosen as his own inheritance!

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

13 Out of the heavens, hath Yahweh looked, He hath seen all the sons of men:

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men;

14 Out of his settled place of abode, hath he fixed his gaze on all the inhabitants of the earth:

From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

15 Who fashioneth their heart all together, Who understandeth all their doings.

He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their works.

16 Not a king, can be saved by greatness of force, nor, hero, deliver himself by greatness of strength:

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

17 A deception, is the horse, for victory, and, by his great strength, shall he not deliver.

An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great power.

18 Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

19 To rescue, from death, their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.

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

20 Our own soul, hath waited for Yahweh, Our help and our shield, is he!

Our soul hath waited for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.

21 For, in him, shall our heart rejoice, For, in his holy Name, have we trusted.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

22 Be thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, upon us, According as we have waited for thee.

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we have hoped in thee.