Psalm 33:12–19

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

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.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

the people he chose for his inheritance.

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.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord—

the people he has chosen to be his own possession!

The Lord looks down from heaven;

he observes everyone.

He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth

from his dwelling place.

He forms the hearts of them all;

he considers all their works.

A king is not saved by a large army;

a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.

The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power.

But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—

those who depend on his faithful love

to rescue them from death

and to keep them alive in famine.

What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,

whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

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.

Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh,

the people he has chosen for his inheritance.

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.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord;

And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

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.