Psalms 33

¹ Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

² Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

³ Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴ For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness.

⁵ He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

⁶ By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the LORD, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth.

¹⁰ The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

¹³ The LORD looks down from heaven, he sees all the sons of men;

¹⁴ from where he sits enthroned he looks forth on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions the hearts of them all, and observes all their deeds.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

¹⁷ The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.

¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

¹⁹ that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.

²¹ Yea, our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.

²² Let thy steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in thee.