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

Psalm 33

Praise to the Creator

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
praise from the upright is beautiful.(A)
Praise the Lord with the lyre;
make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.(B)
Sing a new song to him;(C)
play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.(D)

For the word of the Lord is right,
and all his work is trustworthy.(E)
He loves righteousness and justice;(F)
the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.(G)

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,(H)
and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.(I)
He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;[a]
he puts the depths into storehouses.(J)
Let the whole earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.(K)
For he spoke, and it came into being;
he commanded, and it came into existence.(L)

10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
he thwarts the plans of the peoples.(M)
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart from generation to generation.(N)
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord
the people he has chosen to be his own possession!(O)

13 The Lord looks down from heaven;
he observes everyone.(P)
14 He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth
from his dwelling place.(Q)
15 He forms the hearts of them all;
he considers all their works.(R)
16 A king is not saved by a large army;
a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.(S)
17 The horse is a false hope for safety;
it provides no escape by its great power.(T)

18 But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—
those who depend on his faithful love(U)
19 to rescue them from death
and to keep them alive in famine.(V)

20 We wait for the Lord;(W)
he is our help and shield.(X)
21 For our hearts rejoice in him(Y)
because we trust in his holy name.(Z)
22 May your faithful love rest on us, Lord,
for we put our hope in you.(AA)

Footnotes

  1. 33:7 LXX, Tg, Syr, Vg, Jer read sea as in a bottle