Psalm 33:1–22

¹Sing joyfully^a to the Lord, you righteous;

it is fitting^b for the upright^c to praise him.

²Praise the Lord with the harp;^d

make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.^e

³Sing to him a new song;^f

play skillfully, and shout for joy.^g

⁴For the word of the Lord is right^h and true;ⁱ

he is faithful^j in all he does.

⁵The Lord loves righteousness and justice;^k

the earth is full of his unfailing love.^l

⁶By the word^m of the Lord the heavens were made,ⁿ

their starry host^o by the breath of his mouth.

⁷He gathers the waters^p of the sea into jars^a;^q

he puts the deep into storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;^r

let all the people of the world^s revere him.^t

⁹For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded,^u and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord foils^v the plans^w of the nations;^x

he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

¹¹But the plans of the Lord stand firm^y forever,

the purposes^z of his heart through all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^a

the people he chose^b for his inheritance.^c

¹³From heaven the Lord looks down^d

and sees all mankind;^e

¹⁴from his dwelling place^f he watches

all who live on earth—

¹⁵he who forms^g the hearts of all,

who considers everything they do.^h

¹⁶No king is saved by the size of his army;ⁱ

no warrior escapes by his great strength.

¹⁷A horse^j is a vain hope for deliverance;

despite all its great strength it cannot save.

¹⁸But the eyes^k of the Lord are on those who fear him,

on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^l

¹⁹to deliver them from death^m

and keep them alive in famine.ⁿ

²⁰We wait^o in hope for the Lord;

he is our help and our shield.

²¹In him our hearts rejoice,^p

for we trust in his holy name.^q

²²May your unfailing love^r be with us, Lord,

even as we put our hope in you.