Psalms 33:3-11

3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars[a] ; he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

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Psalms 33:3-11 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.

Cross References 21

  • 1. Psalms 40:3; Isaiah 42:10; S Revelation 5:9; Psalms 96:1
  • 2. S Job 3:7; Psalms 35:27; Psalms 47:1
  • 3. S Psalms 19:8
  • 4. Psalms 119:142; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 22:6
  • 5. Psalms 18:25; Psalms 25:10
  • 6. Psalms 11:7
  • 7. Psalms 6:4; Psalms 119:64
  • 8. S Genesis 1:3; Hebrews 11:3
  • 9. S Exodus 8:19; S 2 Chronicles 2:12
  • 10. S Genesis 1:16
  • 11. S Genesis 1:10
  • 12. S Joshua 3:16
  • 13. S Deuteronomy 6:13; Psalms 2:11
  • 14. Psalms 49:1; Isaiah 18:3; Micah 1:2
  • 15. S Deuteronomy 14:23; Psalms 67:7; Psalms 96:9
  • 16. Genesis 1:3; Psalms 148:5
  • 17. Isaiah 44:25
  • 18. S Job 5:12
  • 19. Psalms 2:1; Isaiah 8:10
  • 20. S Numbers 23:19
  • 21. Jeremiah 51:12,29; Job 23:13

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "sea as into a heap"
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