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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

Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord;
    it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;
    make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
Sing a new song of praise to him;
    play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
For the word of the Lord holds true,
    and we can trust everything he does.
He loves whatever is just and good;
    the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.

The Lord merely spoke,
    and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
    and all the stars were born.
He assigned the sea its boundaries
    and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
Let the whole world fear the Lord,
    and let everyone stand in awe of him.
For when he spoke, the world began!
    It appeared at his command.

10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations
    and thwarts all their schemes.
11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;
    his intentions can never be shaken.

12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
    whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

13 The Lord looks down from heaven
    and sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observes
    all who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,
    so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,
    nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—
    for all its strength, it cannot save you.

18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
    those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from death
    and keeps them alive in times of famine.

20 We put our hope in the Lord.
    He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
    for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
    for our hope is in you alone.