NIV Psalms 33 Chapter
33:1
Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
33:2
Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
33:3
Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
33:4
For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
33:5
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
33:7
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
33:8
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
33:9
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
33:10
The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
33:11
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.
33:13
From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind;
33:14
from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth--
33:15
he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
33:16
No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
33:17
A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.
33:18
But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
33:19
to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
33:20
We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
33:21
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
33:22
May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.