Psalms 33:3-13

3 Sing a new song to him. Play beautifully and joyfully on stringed instruments.

4 The word of the LORD is correct, and everything he does is trustworthy.

5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth.

6 The heavens were made by the word of the LORD and all the stars by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathers the water in the sea like a dam and puts the oceans in his storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD. Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him.

9 He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood.

10 The LORD blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.

11 The LORD's plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.

13 The LORD looks down from heaven. He sees all of Adam's descendants.

Psalms 33:3-13 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.