Psalms 33

¹Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

²Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.

³Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.

⁴For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.

⁵His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

⁶By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.

⁸Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

⁹For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.

¹⁰The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.

¹¹The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

¹²Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

¹³The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

¹⁴From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

¹⁵He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

¹⁶A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

¹⁷A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.

¹⁸See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;

¹⁹To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

²⁰Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.

²¹For in him our hearts have joy; in his holy name is our hope.

²²Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.

¹Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

²Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

³Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

⁴For the word of the Lord is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

⁵He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord.

⁶By the Lord's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

¹¹The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³The Lord looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹⁷A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power.

¹⁸Behold, the Lord's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;

¹⁹to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰Our soul has waited for the Lord. He is our help and our shield.

²¹For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

²²Let your loving kindness be on us, Lord, since we have hoped in you.