Psalms 33

1Shout for joy in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is fitting for the upright.

2Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre; make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.

3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a joyful 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 Yahweh’s steadfast love.

6By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; he puts the depths in storehouses.

8Let all the earth fear Yahweh; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

10Yahweh frustrates the counsel of the nations; he thwarts the plans of the peoples.

11The counsel of Yahweh stands forever, the plans of his heart from generation to generation.

12Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people he has chosen as his inheritance.

13From heaven Yahweh looks down; he sees all humanity.

14From his dwelling place he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth.

15the one who forms the hearts of them all, who understands all their deeds.

16The king is not saved by a great army; a warrior is not delivered by great strength.

17A horse is a false hope for deliverance, and despite its great strength it cannot rescue.

18Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those who wait for his steadfast love,

19to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in famine.

20We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield.

21For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

22Let your steadfast love be upon us, O Yahweh, even as we hope in you.