Psalms 33
1 You righteous people should sing joyfully to Yahweh because that is what he deserves.
| רננו צדיקים ביהוה לישרים נאוה תהלה |
2 Praise Yahweh as you play songs on the lyre/harp. Praise him as you play [other] instruments that have many strings.
| הודו ליהוה בכנור בנבל עשור זמרו-לו |
3 Sing a new song to him; Play those instruments well, and shout joyfully as you play them!
| שירו-לו שיר חדש היטיבו נגן בתרועה |
4 Yahweh always does what he says that he will do; we can trust that everything that he does is right.
| כי-ישר דבר-יהוה וכל-מעשהו באמונה |
5 He loves everything that we do that is just and right. People all over the earth can know that Yahweh faithfully loves us.
| אהב צדקה ומשפט חסד יהוה מלאה הארץ |
6 Yahweh created everything in the sky by commanding it. By what he said [MTY] he created all the stars.
| בדבר יהוה שמים נעשו וברוח פיו כל-צבאם |
7 He gathered all the water into one huge mass like [someone scoops liquid] into a container.
| כנס כנד מי הים נתן באוצרות תהומות |
8 Everyone on the earth should revere Yahweh [DOU].
| ייראו מיהוה כל-הארץ ממנו יגורו כל-ישבי תבל |
9 When he spoke, the world (was created/started to exist). Everything started to exist as a result of him commanding it.
| כי הוא אמר ויהי הוא-צוה ויעמד |
10 Yahweh frustrates the things that the [pagan] nations decide to do. He prevents them from doing the [evil] things that they plan to do.
| יהוה הפיר עצת-גוים הניא מחשבות עמים |
11 But what Yahweh decides to do will last forever. What he plans to do will never be changed.
| עצת יהוה לעולם תעמד מחשבות לבו לדר ודר |
12 Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.
| אשרי הגוי אשר-יהוה אלהיו העם בחר לנחלה לו |
13 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;
| משמים הביט יהוה ראה את-כל-בני האדם |
14 from where he rules [MTY], he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.
| ממכון-שבתו השגיח-- אל כל-ישבי הארץ |
15 He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.
| היצר יחד לבם המבין אל-כל-מעשיהם |
16 It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win [battles], and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat [his enemy].
| אין-המלך נושע ברב-חיל גבור לא-ינצל ברב-כח |
17 It is foolish to trust that because horses are very strong that they will able to win a battle and save their riders.
| שקר הסוס לתשועה וברב חילו לא ימלט |
18 Do not forget that Yahweh watches over those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to faithfully love them.
| הנה עין יהוה אל-יראיו למיחלים לחסדו |
19 He saves them [SYN] from dying [before they should die] and preserves them when there is a famine.
| להציל ממות נפשם ולחיותם ברעב |
20 We trust that Yahweh will help us; he protects us like a shield protects a soldier [MET].
| נפשנו חכתה ליהוה עזרנו ומגננו הוא |
21 We rejoice because of what he [has done for us]; we trust in him because he [MTY] is holy.
| כי-בו ישמח לבנו כי בשם קדשו בטחנו |
22 Yahweh, we pray that you will always faithfully love us while we confidently expect you [to do great things for us].
| יהי-חסדך יהוה עלינו כאשר יחלנו לך |
