颂赞之歌

33 义人啊,
你们要欢然歌颂耶和华,
正直的人理应赞美祂。
你们要弹琴赞美耶和华,
弹奏十弦琴赞美祂。
要为祂唱新歌,
琴声要美妙,歌声要嘹亮。
因为耶和华的话是真理,
祂的作为信实可靠。
祂喜爱公平正义,
大地充满祂的慈爱。

诸天靠祂的话而造,
群星靠祂口中的气而成。
祂将海水聚在一处,把汪洋收进仓库。

愿普世都敬畏耶和华!
愿世人都尊崇祂!
因为祂一发话,就创造了天地;
祂一命令,就立定了万物。
10 祂挫败列国的谋算,
拦阻列邦的计划。
11 祂的计划永不落空,
祂的旨意万代长存。
12 尊祂为上帝的邦国有福了!
蒙拣选做祂子民的人有福了!

13 祂从天上俯视人间,
14 从祂的居所察看世上万民。
15 祂塑造人心,
洞察人的一切行为。

16 君王不能靠兵多取胜,
勇士不能凭力大获救。
17 靠战马取胜实属妄想,
马虽力大也不能救人。
18 但耶和华看顾敬畏祂、仰望祂慈爱的人。
19 祂救他们脱离死亡,
保护他们度过饥荒。
20 我们仰望耶和华,
祂是我们的帮助,
是我们的盾牌。
21 我们信靠祂的圣名,
我们的心因祂而充满喜乐。
22 耶和华啊,我们仰望你,求你向我们施慈爱。

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 Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

33 Rejoice (A)in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.
Praise the Lord with the harp;
[a]Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth.
He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

(B)By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the (C)host of them (D)by the breath of His mouth.
(E)He gathers the waters of the sea together [b]as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
For (F)He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 (G)The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
11 (H)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people He has (I)chosen as His own inheritance.

13 (J)The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men.
14 From the place of His dwelling He looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 He fashions their hearts individually;
(K)He [c]considers all their works.

16 (L)No king is saved by the multitude of an army;
A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
17 (M)A horse is a [d]vain hope for safety;
Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

18 (N)Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,
19 To deliver their soul from death,
And (O)to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him,
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
22 Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
Just as we hope in You.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:2 Lit. Sing to Him
  2. Psalm 33:7 LXX, Tg., Vg. in a vessel
  3. Psalm 33:15 understands
  4. Psalm 33:17 false