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Psalm 33:10–11

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33:10The Lord frustrates16 the decisions of the nations;

he nullifies the plans17 of the peoples.

33:11The Lord’s decisions stand forever;

his plans abide throughout the ages.18

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Footnotes

  1. 16 Heb “breaks” or “destroys.” The Hebrew perfect verbal forms here and in the next line generalize about the Lord’s activity.
  2. 17 Heb “thoughts.”
  3. 18 Heb “the thoughts of his heart for generation to generation.” The verb “abides” is supplied in the translation. The Lord’s “decisions” and “plans” here refer to his decrees and purposes.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord foils the plans of the nations;

he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,

the purposes of his heart through all generations.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;

he thwarts the plans of the peoples.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart from generation to generation.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations

and thwarts all their schemes.

But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;

his intentions can never be shaken.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations;

he frustrates the intents of peoples.

The plan of Yahweh stands firm forever,

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

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought:

He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever,

The thoughts of his heart to all generations.