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Psalm 33:1–9

Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

1 aSing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;

Praise is bbecoming to the upright.

2 Give thanks to the Lord with the alyre;

Sing praises to Him with a bharp of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a anew song;

Play skillfully with ba shout of joy.

4 For the word of the Lord ais upright,

And all His work is done bin faithfulness.

5 He aloves righteousness and justice;

The bearth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

6 By the aword of the Lord the heavens were made,

And bby the breath of His mouth call their host.

7 He gathers the awaters of the sea together 1as a heap;

He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let aall the earth fear the Lord;

Let all the inhabitants of the world bstand in awe of Him.

9 For aHe spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it 1stood fast.

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Psalm 33:1–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;

it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Praise the Lord with the harp;

make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully, and shout for joy.

For the word of the Lord is right and true;

he is faithful in all he does.

The Lord loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of his unfailing love.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea into jars;

he puts the deep into storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the people of the world revere him.

For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:1–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

Praise befits the upright.

Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;

make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;

he puts the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:1–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous:

For praise is comely for the upright.

Praise the Lord with harp:

Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto him a new song;

Play skilfully with a loud noise.

For the word of the Lord is right;

And all his works are done in truth.

He loveth righteousness and judgment:

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made;

And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap:

He layeth up the depth in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord:

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

For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:1–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord;

it is fitting for the pure to praise him.

Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;

make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.

Sing a new song of praise to him;

play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.

For the word of the Lord holds true,

and we can trust everything he does.

He loves whatever is just and good;

the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.

The Lord merely spoke,

and the heavens were created.

He breathed the word,

and all the stars were born.

He assigned the sea its boundaries

and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

Let the whole world fear the Lord,

and let everyone stand in awe of him.

For when he spoke, the world began!

It appeared at his command.

Psalm 33:1–9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.

Praise the Lord with the harp;

Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.

Sing to Him a new song;

Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

For the word of the Lord is right,

And all His work is done in truth.

He loves righteousness and justice;

The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;

He lays up the deep in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

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

For He spoke, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:1–9 — New Century Version (NCV)

Sing to the Lord, you who do what is right;

honest people should praise him.

Praise the Lord on the harp;

make music for him on a ten-stringed lyre.

Sing a new song to him;

play well and joyfully.

God’s word is true,

and everything he does is right.

He loves what is right and fair;

the Lord’s love fills the earth.

The sky was made at the Lord’s command.

By the breath from his mouth, he made all the stars.

He gathered the water of the sea into a heap.

He made the great ocean stay in its place.

All the earth should worship the Lord;

the whole world should fear him.

He spoke, and it happened.

He commanded, and it appeared.

Psalm 33:1–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous:

Praise is comely for the upright.

Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp:

Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.

Sing unto him a new song;

Play skilfully with a loud noise.

For the word of Jehovah is right;

And all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loveth righteousness and justice:

The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah.

By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made,

And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap:

He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.

Let all the earth fear Jehovah:

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

For he spake, and it was done;

He commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:1–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright. Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound. For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness. He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah. By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

Psalm 33:1–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Joyfully sing to the Lord, you righteous people. 

Praising ⸤the Lord⸥ is proper for decent people. 

Give thanks with a lyre to the Lord

Make music for him on a ten-stringed harp. 

Sing a new song to him. 

Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments. 

The Lord’s word is correct, 

and everything he does is trustworthy. 

The Lord loves righteousness and justice. 

His mercy fills the earth. 

The heavens were made by the Lord’s word 

and all the stars by the breath of his mouth. 

He gathers the water in the sea like a dam 

and puts the oceans in his storehouses. 

Let all the earth fear the Lord

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

He spoke, and it came into being. 

He gave the order, and there it stood. 

Psalm 33:1–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful.

Praise the Lord with the lyre;

make music to Him with a ten-stringed harp.

Sing a new song to Him;

play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.

For the word of the Lord is right,

and all His work is trustworthy.

He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.

The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,

and all the stars, by the breath of His mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea into a heap;

He puts the depths into storehouses.

Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

For He spoke, and it came into being;

He commanded, and it came into existence.

Psalm 33:1–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous.

Praise befits the upright.

Praise the Lord with the lyre;

make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.

Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loves righteousness and justice;

the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and all their host by the breath of his mouth.

He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;

he put the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the Lord;

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

For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:1–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Exult in Yahweh, O you righteous,

for praise is fitting for the upright.

Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre;

with a harp of ten strings play to him.

Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully with jubilant shout.

For the word of Yahweh is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

He loves righteousness and justice.

The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.

By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

He gathered the waters of the sea like a heap.

He put the deeps in storehouses.

Let all the earth fear Yahweh.

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

For he himself spoke and it came to pass.

He himself commanded and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:1–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You who are godly, sing with joy to the Lord.

It is right for honest people to praise him.

Praise the Lord with the harp.

Make music to him on the lyre that has ten strings.

Sing a new song to him.

Play with skill, and shout with joy.

What the Lord says is right and true.

He is faithful in everything he does.

The Lord loves what is right and fair.

The earth is full of his faithful love.

The heavens were made when the Lord commanded it to happen.

All of the stars were created by the breath of his mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea together.

He puts the oceans in their places.

Let the whole earth have respect for the Lord.

Let all of the people in the world honor him.

He spoke, and the world came into being.

He commanded, and it stood firm.


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