Psalm 33:10-22
Christian Standard Bible
10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
he thwarts the plans of the peoples.(A)
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart from generation to generation.(B)
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord—
the people he has chosen to be his own possession!(C)
13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
he observes everyone.(D)
14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from his dwelling place.(E)
15 He forms the hearts of them all;
he considers all their works.(F)
16 A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.(G)
17 The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.(H)
18 But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—
those who depend on his faithful love(I)
19 to rescue them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.(J)
20 We wait for the Lord;(K)
he is our help and shield.(L)
21 For our hearts rejoice in him(M)
because we trust in his holy name.(N)
22 May your faithful love rest on us, Lord,
for we put our hope in you.(O)
Psalm 33:10-22
The Message
10-12 God takes the wind out of Babel pretense,
he shoots down the world’s power-schemes.
God’s plan for the world stands up,
all his designs are made to last.
Blessed is the country with God for God;
blessed are the people he’s put in his will.
13-15 From high in the skies God looks around,
he sees all Adam’s brood.
From where he sits
he overlooks all us earth-dwellers.
He has shaped each person in turn;
now he watches everything we do.
16-17 No king succeeds with a big army alone,
no warrior wins by brute strength.
Horsepower is not the answer;
no one gets by on muscle alone.
18-19 Watch this: God’s eye is on those who respect him,
the ones who are looking for his love.
He’s ready to come to their rescue in bad times;
in lean times he keeps body and soul together.
20-22 We’re depending on God;
he’s everything we need.
What’s more, our hearts brim with joy
since we’ve taken for our own his holy name.
Love us, God, with all you’ve got—
that’s what we’re depending on.
Psalm 33:10-22
King James Version
10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11 The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13 The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth 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 thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
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