Psalm 33:1–22

Praise to Yahweh for His Character and Creation

33Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous,

for praise is fitting for the upright.

²Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre;

with a harp of ten strings play to him.

³Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully with jubilant shout.

⁴For the word of Yahweh is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

⁵He loves righteousness and justice.

The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.

⁶By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

⁷He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap.

He put the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear Yahweh.

Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

⁹For he himself spoke^a and it came to pass.

He himself commanded^b and it stood firm.

¹⁰Yahweh brings to nothing^c the plan of nations;

he frustrates^d the intents of peoples.

¹¹The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever,

the intents of his heart from one generation to the next.^e

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh,

the people he has chosen for his inheritance.

¹³From heaven Yahweh looks;

he sees all the children of humankind.

¹⁴From his dwelling place^f he gazes

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵he who fashions altogether their heart,

he who understands all their works.

¹⁶The king is not saved by the greatness of an army.

The warrior is not delivered by the greatness of strength.

¹⁷The horse is a false hope for victory,

nor can it save by the greatness of its power.

¹⁸Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him,

on those who hope^g for his loyal love

¹⁹to deliver their soul from death

and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰Our soul waits for Yahweh;

he is our help and our shield.

²¹For in him our heart rejoices

because in his holy name we trust.

²²Let your loyal love, O Yahweh, be upon us,

even as^h we hope in you.