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Psalm 33
New International Version

### Psalm 33

1 Sing joyfully(A) to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting(B) for the upright(C) to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;(D)
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(E)
3 Sing to him a new song;(F)
play skillfully, and shout for joy.(G)

4 For the word of the Lord is right(H) and true;(I)
he is faithful(J) in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(K)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.(L)

6 By the word(M) of the Lord the heavens were made,(N)
their starry host(O) by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters(P) of the sea into jars[a];(Q)
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;(R)
let all the people of the world(S) revere him.(T)
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,(U) and it stood firm.

10 The Lord foils(V) the plans(W) of the nations;(X)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(Y) forever,
the purposes(Z) of his heart through all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(AA)
the people he chose(AB) for his inheritance.(AC)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(AD)
and sees all mankind;(AE)
14 from his dwelling place(AF) he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(AG) the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.(AH)

16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(AI)
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(AJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(AK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(AL)
19 to deliver them from death(AM)
and keep them alive in famine.(AN)

20 We wait(AO) in hope for the Lord;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,(AP)
for we trust in his holy name.(AQ)
22 May your unfailing love(AR) be with us, Lord,
even as we put our hope in you.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 33:1 : S Ps 5:11; S 101:1
2. Psalm 33:1 : Ps 147:1
3. Psalm 33:1 : Ps 11:7
4. Psalm 33:2 : S Ge 4:21; 1Co 14:7; Rev 5:8
5. Psalm 33:2 : Ps 92:3; 144:9
6. Psalm 33:3 : Ps 40:3; Isa 42:10; S Rev 5:9
7. Psalm 33:3 : S Job 3:7; Ps 35:27; 47:1
8. Psalm 33:4 : S Ps 19:8
9. Psalm 33:4 : Ps 119:142; Rev 19:9; 22:6
10. Psalm 33:4 : Ps 18:25; 25:10
11. Psalm 33:5 : Ps 11:7
12. Psalm 33:5 : Ps 6:4
13. Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:3; Heb 11:3
14. Psalm 33:6 : S Ex 8:19; S 2Ch 2:12
15. Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:16
16. Psalm 33:7 : S Ge 1:10
17. Psalm 33:7 : S Jos 3:16
18. Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 6:13; Ps 2:11
19. Psalm 33:8 : Ps 49:1; Isa 18:3; Mic 1:2
20. Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 14:23
21. Psalm 33:9 : Ps 148:5
22. Psalm 33:10 : Isa 44:25
23. Psalm 33:10 : S Job 5:12
24. Psalm 33:10 : Ps 2:1
25. Psalm 33:11 : S Nu 23:19
26. Psalm 33:11 : Jer 51:12, 29
27. Psalm 33:12 : Ps 144:15
28. Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 8:22; Dt 7:6; Ps 4:3; 65:4; 84:4
29. Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 34:9
30. Psalm 33:13 : Ps 53:2; 102:19
31. Psalm 33:13 : Job 28:24; Ps 11:4; 14:2; S Heb 4:13
32. Psalm 33:14 : S Lev 15:31; 1Ki 8:39
33. Psalm 33:15 : Job 10:8; Ps 119:73
34. Psalm 33:15 : S Job 10:4; Jer 32:19
35. Psalm 33:16 : 1Sa 14:6
36. Psalm 33:17 : S Ps 20:7
37. Psalm 33:18 : S Ex 3:16; S Ps 11:4; 1Pe 3:12
38. Psalm 33:18 : S Ps 6:4
39. Psalm 33:19 : Ps 56:13; Ac 12:11
40. Psalm 33:19 : S Job 5:20
41. Psalm 33:20 : S Ps 27:14
42. Psalm 33:21 : S 1Sa 2:1; S Joel 2:23
43. Psalm 33:21 : S Ps 30:4; S 99:3
44. Psalm 33:22 : Ps 6:4

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