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Praise to the Creator and Deliverer

33 Rejoice in the Lord, righteous ones;
    for the praise of the upright is beautiful.
With the lyre, give thanks to the Lord;
    with the ten stringed harp, play music to him;
with a new song, sing to him;
    with shouts of joy, play skillfully.

For the word of the Lord is upright;
    and all his works are done in faithfulness.
He loves righteousness and justice;
    the world is filled with the gracious love of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made;
    all the heavenly bodies[a] by the breath of his mouth.
He gathered the oceans into a single place;
    he put the deep water into storehouses.

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

10 The Lord makes void the counsel of nations;
    he frustrates the plans of peoples.
11 But the Lord’s counsel stands firm forever,
    the plans in his mind for all generations.

12 How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people he has chosen as his own inheritance.
13 When the Lord looks down from heaven,
    he observes every human being.
14 From his dwelling place,
    he looks down on all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He formed the hearts of them all;
    he understands everything they do.

16 A king is not saved by a large army;
    a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.
17 It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance,
    even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.
18 Indeed, the Lord watches those who fear him;
    those who trust in his gracious love
19 to deliver them from death;
    to keep them alive in times of famine.

20 We wait on the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
21 Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him,
    because we have placed our trust in his holy name.
22 Lord, may your gracious love be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:6 Lit. all their host

Psalm 33

Sing joyfully(A) to the Lord, you righteous;
    it is fitting(B) for the upright(C) to praise him.
Praise the Lord with the harp;(D)
    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(E)
Sing to him a new song;(F)
    play skillfully, and shout for joy.(G)

For the word of the Lord is right(H) and true;(I)
    he is faithful(J) in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(K)
    the earth is full of his unfailing love.(L)

By the word(M) of the Lord the heavens were made,(N)
    their starry host(O) by the breath of his mouth.
He gathers the waters(P) of the sea into jars[a];(Q)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord;(R)
    let all the people of the world(S) revere him.(T)
For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,(U) and it stood firm.

10 The Lord foils(V) the plans(W) of the nations;(X)
    he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(Y) forever,
    the purposes(Z) of his heart through all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(AA)
    the people he chose(AB) for his inheritance.(AC)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(AD)
    and sees all mankind;(AE)
14 from his dwelling place(AF) he watches
    all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(AG) the hearts of all,
    who considers everything they do.(AH)

16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(AI)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(AJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(AK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(AL)
19 to deliver them from death(AM)
    and keep them alive in famine.(AN)

20 We wait(AO) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,(AP)
    for we trust in his holy name.(AQ)
22 May your unfailing love(AR) be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap