Psalm 33

Praise to the Creator

(Psalms 148:1–14)

¹ Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

² Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.

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

⁴ For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.

⁵ The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

⁶ By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.

⁷ He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.

⁹ For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰ The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

¹¹ The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!

¹³ The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

¹⁵ He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.

¹⁶ No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.

¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.

¹⁸ Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

¹⁹ to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

²¹ For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

²² May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.