Psalm 33:13–22

The Lord looks down from heaven;

he sees all the children of man;

from where he sits enthroned he looks out

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

he who fashions the hearts of them all

and observes all their deeds.

The king is not saved by his great army;

a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

The war horse is a false hope for salvation,

and by its great might it cannot rescue.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

on those who hope in his steadfast love,

that he may deliver their soul from death

and keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

For our heart is glad in him,

because we trust in his holy name.

Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

From heaven the Lord looks down

and sees all mankind;

from his dwelling place he watches

all who live on earth—

he who forms the hearts of all,

who considers everything they do.

No king is saved by the size of his army;

no warrior escapes by his great strength.

A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;

despite all its great strength it cannot save.

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,

to deliver them from death

and keep them alive in famine.

We wait in hope for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

In him our hearts rejoice,

for we trust in his holy name.

May your unfailing love be with us, Lord,

even as we put our hope in you.

The Lord looks down from heaven

and sees the whole human race.

From his throne he observes

all who live on the earth.

He made their hearts,

so he understands everything they do.

The best-equipped army cannot save a king,

nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.

Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—

for all its strength, it cannot save you.

But the Lord watches over those who fear him,

those who rely on his unfailing love.

He rescues them from death

and keeps them alive in times of famine.

We put our hope in the Lord.

He is our help and our shield.

In him our hearts rejoice,

for we trust in his holy name.

Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,

for our hope is in you alone.

From heaven Yahweh looks;

he sees all the children of humankind.

From his dwelling place he gazes

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

he who fashions altogether their heart,

he who understands all their works.

The king is not saved by the greatness of an army.

The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.

The horse is a false hope for victory,

nor can it save by the greatness of its power.

Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him,

on those who hope for his loyal love

to deliver their soul from death

and to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waits for Yahweh;

he is our help and our shield.

For in him our heart rejoices

because in his holy name we trust.

Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

The Lord looketh from heaven;

He beholdeth all the sons of men.

From the place of his habitation he looketh

Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

He fashioneth their hearts alike;

He considereth all their works.

There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:

A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

An horse is a vain thing for safety:

Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him,

Upon them that hope in his mercy;

To deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord:

He is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him,

Because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,

According as we hope in thee.