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Praise God Who Creates and Saves

33 ·Sing [Shout for joy] to the Lord, you ·who do what is right [righteous ones];
    ·honest people should praise him [L praise is fitting from the upright/virtuous].
·Praise [Give thanks to] the Lord on the harp;
    make music for him on a ten-stringed lyre.
Sing a new song [C celebrating victory; 40:3; 96:1; 98:1; 144:9; 149:1; Is. 42:10; Rev. 5:9; 14:3] to him;
    play well ·and joyfully [with a loud/a victory shout].
God’s word is ·true [upright; virtuous],
    and everything he does is ·right [faithful].
He loves what is right and ·fair [just];
    the Lord’s ·love [loyalty; covenant love] fills the earth.

The ·sky was [heavens were] made at the Lord’s ·command [word; Gen. 1:8].
    By the breath from his mouth, he made all ·the stars [L its hosts; Gen. 1:16].
He gathered the water of the sea into ·a heap [or jars; bottles].
    He ·made the great ocean stay in its place [L placed the deeps in a storehouse; Job 38:8–11].
All the earth should ·worship [fear; hold in awe] the Lord [Prov. 1:7];
    ·the whole [L all the inhabitants of the] world should ·fear him [hold him in awe].
He spoke, and it happened.
    He commanded, and it ·appeared [L stood; Heb. 11:3].
10 The Lord ·upsets [frustrates] the ·plans [counsels] of nations;
    he ·ruins [foils] ·all their plans [L the plans of the peoples].
11 But the Lord’s ·plans [counsels] will ·stand [endure] forever;
    ·his ideas [L the plans of his heart] will last from now on.
12 ·Happy [Blessed] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people he chose for his ·very own [L inheritance; Ex. 19:5].
13 The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees every person.
14 From his throne he watches
    all who live on earth.
15 He ·made [fashions all] their hearts
    and understands everything they do.
16 No king is saved by his ·great [large] army.
    No warrior ·escapes [is rescued/T delivered] by his great strength.
17 Horses ·can’t bring [are a vain hope for] victory;
    they can’t save by their strength.
18 But the ·Lord looks after [L eye of the Lord is on] those who fear him,
    those who ·put their hope [wait on him] in his ·love [loyalty; covenant love].
19 He ·saves [rescues; T delivers] ·them [their soul] from death
    and ·spares their lives in times of hunger [revives them in famine].
20 So our hope is in the Lord.
    He is our help, our shield to protect us.
21 ·We [L Our hearts] rejoice in him,
    because we ·trust [have confidence in] his holy name.
22 Lord, ·show your love to us [L let your loyalty/covenant love be on us]
    as we ·put our hope in [wait for] you.

The Greatness and Goodness of God

33 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!
    Praise befits the upright.
Praise the Lord with the lyre,
    make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
Sing to him a new song,
    play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

For the word of the Lord is upright;
    and all his work is done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
    the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;
    he put the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord,
    let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded, and it stood forth.

10 The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands for ever,
    the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

13 The Lord looks down from heaven,
    he sees all the sons of men;
14 from where he sits enthroned he looks forth
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all,
    and observes all their deeds.
16 A king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
    and by its great might it cannot save.

18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death,
    and keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
    he is our help and shield.
21 Yea, our heart is glad in him,
    because we trust in his holy name.
22 Let thy steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in thee.