Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. New Living Translation The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. English Standard Version The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. Berean Standard Bible The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. King James Bible The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. New King James Version The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. New American Standard Bible The LORD nullifies the plan of nations; He frustrates the plans of peoples. NASB 1995 The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. NASB 1977 The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the thoughts of the peoples. Amplified Bible The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective. Christian Standard Bible The LORD frustrates the counsel of the nations; he thwarts the plans of the peoples. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples. American Standard Version Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. Aramaic Bible in Plain English LORD JEHOVAH nullifies the counsel of the nations; LORD JEHOVAH nullifies the strategies of the peoples. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes. Contemporary English Version The LORD destroys the plans and spoils the schemes of the nations. Douay-Rheims Bible The Lord bringeth to naught the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes. English Revised Version The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought: he maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of none effect. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. Good News Translation The LORD frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans. International Standard Version The LORD makes void the counsel of nations; he frustrates the plans of peoples. JPS Tanakh 1917 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. Literal Standard Version YHWH made void the counsel of nations, | He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples. Majority Standard Bible The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. New American Bible The LORD foils the plan of nations, frustrates the designs of peoples. NET Bible The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples. New Revised Standard Version The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. New Heart English Bible The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of no effect. World English Bible Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Praise to the Creator…9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. 10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.… Cross References Job 5:12 He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. Psalm 2:1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? Psalm 146:4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish. Proverbs 19:21 Many plans are in a man's heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail. Isaiah 8:10 Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us." Isaiah 19:3 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense, Treasury of Scripture The LORD brings the counsel of the heathen to nothing: he makes the devices of the people of none effect. The Lord Psalm 2:1-4 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? … Psalm 9:15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. Exodus 1:10-12 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land… bringeth [heb. Isaiah 44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; he maketh Psalm 21:11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. Psalm 140:8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. Jump to Previous Counsel Devices Disallowed Effect Frustrates Frustrateth Heathen Makes Maketh Nations Naught Nought Nullifies Peoples Plans Purposes Thoughts Thwarts Undoes VoidJump to Next Counsel Devices Disallowed Effect Frustrates Frustrateth Heathen Makes Maketh Nations Naught Nought Nullifies Peoples Plans Purposes Thoughts Thwarts Undoes VoidPsalm 33 1. God is to be praised for his goodness6. for his power 12. and for his providence 20. Confidence is to be placed in God (10) The Lord bringeth.--The thought now passes on to the irresistible rule of Jehovah. His counsel stands for all generations, and being righteous as well as eternal, frustrates the counsel and thoughts of the heathen, while His chosen people (Psalm 33:12) rest in stable peace under the Theocracy. (Comp. Acts 5:38.) The word devices in Psalm 33:10 should be thoughts, as in Psalm 33:11, or, better in both, purposes. Psalm 33:12 is the pivot, as it were, on which the whole psalm turns, and was doubtless sung in full chorus. Verse 10. - The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; literally, frustrates the counsel of the heathen, causes it to fail (see 2 Kings 6:8-12; Daniel 6:5-28). He maketh the devices of the people - rather, the peoples - of none effect. Another instance of the mere repetition of a thought in other words.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְֽהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel frustrates הֵפִ֥יר (hê·p̄îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6331: Break, bring to nothing, utterly take the plans עֲצַת־ (‘ă·ṣaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence of the nations; גּוֹיִ֑ם (gō·w·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts He thwarts הֵ֝נִ֗יא (hê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5106: To refuse, forbid, dissuade, neutralize the devices מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת (maḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4284: A contrivance, a texture, machine, intention, plan of the peoples. עַמִּֽים׃ (‘am·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Links Psalm 33:10 NIVPsalm 33:10 NLT Psalm 33:10 ESV Psalm 33:10 NASB Psalm 33:10 KJV Psalm 33:10 BibleApps.com Psalm 33:10 Biblia Paralela Psalm 33:10 Chinese Bible Psalm 33:10 French Bible Psalm 33:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 33:10 Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations (Psalm Ps Psa.) |