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Psalms 33:8-18
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All the earth honors the LORD; all the earth's inhabitants stand in awe of him.
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Because when he spoke, it happened! When he commanded, there it was!
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The LORD overrules what the nations plan; he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.
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But the LORD's plan stands forever; what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next.
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The nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom God has chosen as his possession, is truly happy!
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The LORD looks down from heaven; he sees every human being.
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From his dwelling place God observes all who live on earth.
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God is the one who made all their hearts, the one who knows everything they do.
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Kings aren't saved by the strength of their armies; warriors aren't rescued by how much power they have.
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A warhorse is a bad bet for victory; it can't save despite its great strength.
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But look here: the LORD's eyes watch all who honor him, all who wait for his faithful love,
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Psalms 33:8-18 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 33
Though this psalm has no title to it, it seems to be a psalm of David, from the style and matter of it; and indeed begins with the same words with which the preceding psalm is ended. Theodoret is of opinion it was written by David as a prophecy concerning Hezekiah, as a song to be sung by the people after the destruction of the Assyrian army.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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