Psalms 33:1-11

Praise to the Creator and Preserver.

1 ¹Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones; Praise is ²becoming to the upright.

2 Give thanks to the LORD with the ³lyre; Sing praises to Him with a ⁴harp of ten strings.

3 Sing to Him a ⁵new song; Play skillfully with ⁶a shout of joy.

4 For the word of the LORD ⁷is upright, And all His work is done ⁸in faithfulness.

5 He ⁹loves righteousness and justice; The ¹⁰earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

6 By the ¹¹word of the LORD the heavens were made, And ¹²by the breath of His mouth ¹³all their host.

7 He gathers the ¹⁴waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let ¹⁵all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world ¹⁶stand in awe of Him.

9 For ¹⁷He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

10 The LORD ¹⁸nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11 The ¹⁹counsel of the LORD stands forever, The ²⁰plans of His heart from generation to generation.

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Psalms 33:1-11 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

Cross References 20

1. Psalms 32:11; Philippians 3:1; Philippians 4:4
2. Psalms 92:1; Psalms 147:1
3. Psalms 71:22; Psalms 147:7
4. Psalms 144:9
5. Psalms 40:3; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 98:1; Psalms 144:9; Isaiah 42:10; Revelation 5:9
6. Psalms 98:4
7. Psalms 19:8
8. Psalms 119:90
9. Psalms 11:7; Psalms 37:28
10. Psalms 119:64
11. Genesis 1:6; Psalms 148:5; Hebrews 11:3
12. Psalms 104:30
13. Genesis 2:1
14. Exodus 15:8; Joshua 3:16; Psalms 78:13
15. Psalms 67:7
16. Psalms 96:9
17. Genesis 1:3; Psalms 148:5
18. Psalms 2:1-3; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 19:3
19. Job 23:12; Proverbs 19:21
20. Psalms 40:5; Psalms 92:5; Psalms 139:17; Isaiah 55:8

Footnotes 2

[a]. Some versions read "in a water skin;" i.e. container
[b]. Or "stood forth"