| 33:1 |
Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. |
| 33:2 |
Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. |
| 33:3 |
Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! |
| 33:4 |
For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. |
| 33:5 |
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. |
| 33:6 |
By Yahweh's word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth. |
| 33:7 |
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. |
| 33:8 |
Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
| 33:9 |
For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm. |
| 33:10 |
Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. |
| 33:11 |
The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| 33:12 |
Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. |
| 33:13 |
Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. |
| 33:14 |
From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, |
| 33:15 |
he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works. |
| 33:16 |
There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. |
| 33:17 |
A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. |
| 33:18 |
Behold, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness; |
| 33:19 |
to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. |
| 33:20 |
Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. |
| 33:21 |
For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. |
| 33:22 |
Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. { } |
