Psalm 33 (New International Version)

Psalm 33

 ¹ Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous;
       it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

 ² Praise the LORD with the harp;
       make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

 ³ Sing to him a new song;
       play skillfully, and shout for joy.

 ⁴ For the word of the LORD is right and true;
       he is faithful in all he does.

 ⁵ The LORD loves righteousness and justice;
       the earth is full of his unfailing love.

 ⁶ By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
       their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

 ⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea into jars ^[a] ;
       he puts the deep into storehouses.

 ⁸ Let all the earth fear the LORD;
       let all the people of the world revere him.

 ⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be;
       he commanded, and it stood firm.

 ¹⁰ The LORD foils the plans of the nations;
       he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

 ¹¹ But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever,
       the purposes of his heart through all generations.

 ¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,
       the people he chose for his inheritance.

 ¹³ From heaven the LORD looks down
       and sees all mankind;

 ¹⁴ from his dwelling place he watches
       all who live on earth-

 ¹⁵ he who forms the hearts of all,
       who considers everything they do.

 ¹⁶ No king is saved by the size of his army;
       no warrior escapes by his great strength.

 ¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
       despite all its great strength it cannot save.

 ¹⁸ But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him,
       on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

 ¹⁹ to deliver them from death
       and keep them alive in famine.

 ²⁰ We wait in hope for the LORD;
       he is our help and our shield.

 ²¹ In him our hearts rejoice,
       for we trust in his holy name.

 ²² May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
       even as we put our hope in you.