Psalms 33:1-12

1 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

2 Give thanks to the LORD with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings.

3 Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy!

4 For the word of the LORD is right. All his work is done in faithfulness.

5 He loves righteousness and justice. The eretz is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, All the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

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

8 Let all the eretz fear the LORD. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

11 The counsel of the LORD stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalms 33:1-12 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.