Psalm 33
Reading edition
33:1 Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous!
Praise is fitting for the upright.
33:2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre.
Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.
33:3 Sing to him a new song.
Play skillfully with a shout of joy!
33:4 For the word of Yahweh is right.
All his work is done in faithfulness.
33:5 He loves righteousness and justice.
The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
33:6 By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made;
all their army by the breath of his mouth.
33:7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap.
He lays up the deeps in storehouses.
33:8 Let all the earth fear Yahweh.
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
33:9 For he spoke, and it was done.
He commanded, and it stood firm.
33:10 Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing.
He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
33:11 The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever,
the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh,
the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
33:13 Yahweh looks from heaven.
He sees all the sons of men.
33:14 From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
33:15 he who fashions all of their hearts;
and he considers all of their works.
33:16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an army.
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
33:17 A horse is a vain thing for safety,
neither does he deliver any by his great power.
33:18 Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his loving kindness;
33:19 to deliver their soul from death,
to keep them alive in famine.
33:20 Our soul has waited for Yahweh.
He is our help and our shield.
33:21 For our heart rejoices in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name.
33:22 Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh,
since we have hoped in you.