Psalms 33

1 Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.

3 Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

4 For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

6 By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.

9 For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

10 Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

11 The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

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

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

13 Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

14 From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

15 he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.

16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

17 A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

18 Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

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

to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

21 For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

22 Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you.

May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.