Psalms 33

NEW JERUSALEM	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Shout for joy, you upright; praise comes wel from the honest.	1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh on the lyre, play for him on the ten-stringed lyre.	2 Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
3 Sing to him a new song, make sweet music for your cry of victory.	3 Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 The word of Yahweh is straightforward, al he does springs from his constancy.	4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves uprightness and justice; the faithful love of Yahweh fil s the earth.	5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love 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 made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He collects the waters of the sea like a dam, he stores away the abyss in his treasure-house.	7 He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps 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, let all the inhabitants of the world stand 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 it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.
10 Yahweh thwarts the plans of nations, frustrates the counsels of peoples;	10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 but Yahweh's own plan stands firm for ever, his heart's counsel from age to age.	11 The counsel of the LORD stands 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 has chosen as his heritage!
13 From heaven Yahweh looks down, he sees al the children of Adam,	13 The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men;
14 from the place where he sits he watches al who dwel on the earth;	14 from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he alone moulds their hearts, he understands al they do.	15 he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.
16 A large army wil not keep a king safe, nor his strength save a warrior's life;	16 A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety, for all its power it cannot save.	17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
18 But see how Yahweh watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his faithful love,	18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.	19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
20 We are waiting for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield,	20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
21 for in him our heart rejoices, in his holy name we trust.	21 Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
22 Yahweh, let your faithful love rest on us, as our hope has rested in you.	22 Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.