Psalm 33
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.