Psalms 33:1-7

1 ¹Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! ²Praise befits the upright.

2 Give thanks to the LORD with the ³lyre; make melody to him with ⁴the harp of ⁵ten strings!

3 Sing to him ⁶a 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 ⁷faithfulness.

5 He ⁸loves righteousness and justice; ⁹the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.

6 By ¹⁰the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by ¹¹the breath of his mouth all ¹²their host.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea as ¹³a heap; he ¹⁴puts the deeps in storehouses.

Psalms 33:1-7 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.

Cross References

• 1. [Psalms 32:11]
• 2. Psalms 147:1
• 3. Psalms 71:22
• 4. Psalms 71:22
• 5. Psalms 144:9
• 6. Psalms 40:3; Psalms 96:1; Isaiah 42:10
• 7. Psalms 119:75
• 8. Psalms 11:7; Psalms 36:5, 6; Psalms 45:7; Psalms 89:14
• 9. Psalms 119:64
• 10. Genesis 1:6, 7; Hebrews 11:3; 2 Peter 3:5; [John 1:3]
• 11. [Job 26:13; Isaiah 11:4]
• 12. Genesis 2:1
• 13. Psalms 78:13; Exodus 15:8; Joshua 3:13, 16
• 14. See Job 38:8