33:1 You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord!
It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
33:2 Give thanks to the Lord with the harp!
Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!
33:3 Sing to him a new song! 2
Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him! 3
33:4 For 4 the Lord’s decrees 5 are just, 6
and everything he does is fair. 7
33:5 The Lord promotes 8 equity and justice;
the Lord’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth. 9
33:6 By the Lord’s decree 10 the heavens were made;
by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. 11
33:7 He piles up the water of the sea; 12
he puts the oceans 13 in storehouses.
33:8 Let the whole earth fear 14 the Lord!
Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!
33:9 For he spoke, and it 15 came into existence,
he issued the decree, 16 and it stood firm.
33:10 The Lord frustrates 17 the decisions of the nations;
he nullifies the plans 18 of the peoples.
33:11 The Lord’s decisions stand forever;
his plans abide throughout the ages. 19
33:12 How blessed 20 is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession. 21
33:13 The Lord watches 22 from heaven;
he sees all people. 23
33:14 From the place where he lives he looks carefully
at all the earth’s inhabitants.
33:15 He is the one who forms every human heart, 24
and takes note of all their actions.
33:16 No king is delivered by his vast army;
a warrior is not saved by his great might.
33:17 A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; 25
despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, 26
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness 27
33:19 by saving their lives from death 28
and sustaining them during times of famine. 29
33:20 We 30 wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer 31 and shield. 32
33:21 For our hearts rejoice in him,
for we trust in his holy name.
33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, 33
for 34 we wait for you.