Psalms 33

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

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting 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 to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

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

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

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

For the LORD’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

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

He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness 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 LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army 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 gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays 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 spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

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

The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no 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 stands fast forever, 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 has chosen for his own inheritance.

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

The LORD looks from heaven. He sees 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 looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

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

he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of 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 army. 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.

A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does 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 LORD’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness,

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

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

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

Our soul has 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 rejoices 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 your loving kindness be on us, LORD, since we have hoped in you.