Psalms 33

NEW JERUSALEM	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Shout for joy, you upright; praise comes wel from the honest.	1 A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh on the lyre, play for him on the ten-stringed lyre.	2 Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to him a new song, make sweet music for your cry of victory.	3 Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.
4 The word of Yahweh is straightforward, al he does springs from his constancy.	4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.
5 He loves uprightness and justice; the faithful love of Yahweh fil s the earth.	5 He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, by the breath of his mouth all their array.	6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:
7 He collects the waters of the sea like a dam, he stores away the abyss in his treasure-house.	7 Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.
8 Let the whole earth fear Yahweh, let al who dwel in the world revere him;	8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.
9 for, the moment he spoke, it was so, no sooner had he commanded, than there it stood!	9 For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.
10 Yahweh thwarts the plans of nations, frustrates the counsels of peoples;	10 The Lord bringeth to naught the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.
11 but Yahweh's own plan stands firm for ever, his heart's counsel from age to age.	11 But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12 How blessed the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen as his heritage.	12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.
13 From heaven Yahweh looks down, he sees al the children of Adam,	13 The Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath beheld all the sons of men.
14 from the place where he sits he watches al who dwel on the earth;	14 From his habitation which he hath prepared, he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.
15 he alone moulds their hearts, he understands al they do.	15 He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.
16 A large army wil not keep a king safe, nor his strength save a warrior's life;	16 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.
17 it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety, for all its power it cannot save.	17 Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.
18 But see how Yahweh watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his faithful love,	18 Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.	19 To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.
20 We are waiting for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield,	20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.
21 for in him our heart rejoices, in his holy name we trust.	21 For in him our heart shall rejoice: and in his holy name we have trusted.
22 Yahweh, let your faithful love rest on us, as our hope has rested in you.	22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.