Psalms 33

₁All you that are righteous,

shout for joy for what the LORD has done;

praise him, all you that obey him.

₂Give thanks to the LORD with harps,

sing to him with stringed instruments.

₃Sing a new song to him,

play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!

₄The words of the LORD are true

and all his works are dependable.

₅The LORD loves what is righteous and just;

his constant love fills the earth.

₆The LORD created the heavens by his command,

the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.

₇He gathered all the seas into one place;

he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.

₈Worship the LORD, all the earth!

Honour him, all peoples of the world!

₉When he spoke, the world was created;

at his command everything appeared.

₁₀The LORD frustrates the purposes of the nations;

he keeps them from carrying out their plans.

₁₁But his plans endure for ever;

his purposes last eternally.

₁₂Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD;

happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

₁₃The LORD looks down from heaven

and sees the whole human race.

₁₄From where he rules, he looks down

on all who live on earth.

₁₅He forms all their thoughts

and knows everything they do.

₁₆A king does not win because of his powerful army;

a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.

₁₇War horses are useless for victory;

their great strength cannot save.

₁₈The LORD watches over those who obey him,

those who trust in his constant love.

₁₉He saves them from death;

he keeps them alive in times of famine.

₂₀We put our hope in the LORD;

he is our protector and our help.

₂₁We are glad because of him;

we trust in his holy name.

₂₂May your constant love be with us, LORD,

as we put our hope in you.