Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Psalm 33

[1]   Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous.  
          Praise befits the upright.  
[2]   Praise the LORD with the lyre;  
          make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.  
[3]   Sing to him a new song;  
          play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

[4]   For the word of the LORD is upright,  
          and all his work is done in faithfulness.  
[5]   He loves righteousness and justice;  
          the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

[6]   By the word of the LORD the heavens were made,   
          and all their host by the breath of his mouth.  
[7]   He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle;  
          he put the deeps in storehouses.

[8]   Let all the earth fear the LORD;  
          let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.  
[9]   For he spoke, and it came to be;  
          he commanded, and it stood firm.

[10]  The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;  
          he frustrates the plans of the peoples.  
[11]  The counsel of the LORD stands forever,  
          the thoughts of his heart to all generations.  
[12]   Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD,  
          the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.

[13]  The LORD looks down from heaven;  
          he sees all humankind.  
[14]  From where he sits enthroned he watches  
          all the inhabitants of the earth --  
[15]  he who fashions the hearts of them all,  
          and observes all their deeds.  
[16]  A king is not saved by his great army;  
          a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.  
[17]  The war horse is a vain hope for victory,  
          and by its great might it cannot save.

[18]  Truly the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him,  
          on those who hope in his steadfast love,  
[19]  to deliver their soul from death,  
          and to keep them alive in famine.

[20]  Our soul waits for the LORD;  
          he is our help and shield.  
[21]  Our heart is glad in him,  
          because we trust in his holy name.  
[22]  Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us,  
          even as we hope in you.

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