Psalms 33:2-22 ▼

2 Give thanks to YHWH with the harp; with an instrument of ten strings, make music to Him.

3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.

4 For straight is the word of YHWH, and all His work is trustworthy.

5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving devotion of YHWH.

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

7 He gathers together the waters of the sea as a heap; He lays up the depths in storehouses.

8 Let them be afraid of YHWH, all the earth; let all those dwelling in the world stand in awe of Him!

9 For He has spoken, and it came to pass; He has commanded, and it stood firm.

10 YHWH breaks apart the counsel of nations; He has diasllowed the plans of the peoples.

11 The counsel of YHWH stands forever, the plans of His heart from generation and to generation.

12 Blessed is the nation for whom YHWH is its God, the people He has chosen as the inheritance for Him.

13 From the heavens, YHWH looks; He sees all the sons of man.

14 From the fixed place of His sitting, He gazes toward all those dwelling on the earth.

15 He fashions their hearts together; He attends to all their works.

16 No king is saved by the abundance of his strength; a mighty man is not delivered by the abundance of his power.

17 His horse is a false thing for salvation, and in the abundance of its strength it cannot provide escape.

18 Behold, the eye of YHWH is toward those who fear Him, to those waiting on His loving devotion,

19 to snatch their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

20 Our soul waits for YHWH—He is our help and our shield.

21 For in Him our heart shall rejoice, because we have trusted in His holy Name.

22 May Your loving devotion, O YHWH, be upon us, as we do wait for You.