Psalm 33

Psalm 33

¹Joyfully sing to the Lord, you righteous people. 

Praising ⸤the Lord⸥ is proper for decent people. 

²Give thanks with a lyre to the Lord. 

Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp. 

³Sing a new song to him. 

Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments. 

⁴The Lord’s word is correct, 

and everything he does is trustworthy. 

⁵The Lord loves righteousness and justice. 

His mercy fills the earth. 

⁶The heavens were made by the Lord’s word 

and all the stars by the breath of his mouth. 

⁷He gathers the water in the sea like a dam 

and puts the oceans in his storehouses. 

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord. 

Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him. 

⁹He spoke, and it came into being. 

He gave the order, and there it stood. 

¹⁰The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. 

He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. 

¹¹The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. 

His thoughts stand firm in every generation. 

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. 

Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own. 

¹³The Lord looks down from heaven. 

He sees all of Adam’s descendants. 

¹⁴From the place where he sits enthroned, 

he looks down upon all who live on earth. 

¹⁵The one who formed their hearts 

understands everything they do. 

¹⁶No king achieves a victory with a large army. 

No warrior rescues himself by his own great strength. 

¹⁷Horses are not a guarantee for victory. 

Their great strength cannot help someone escape. 

¹⁸The Lord’s eyes are on those who fear him, 

on those who wait with hope for his mercy 

¹⁹to rescue their souls from death 

and keep them alive during a famine. 

²⁰We wait for the Lord. 

He is our help and our shield. 

²¹In him our hearts find joy. 

In his holy name we trust. 

²²Let your mercy rest on us, O Lord, 

since we wait with hope for you.