Shīpiān 33

1 Yì rén nǎ , nǐmen yīngdāng kào Yēhéhuá huānlè . zhèngzhí rén de zànmĕi shì hé yí de .

2 Nǐmen yīngdāng tán qín chēngxiè Yēhéhuá , yòng shí xián sè gēsòng tā .

3 Yīngdāng xiàng tā chàng xīn gē , tán dé qiǎo miào , shēngyīn hóng liàng .

4 Yīnwei Yēhéhuá de yányǔ zhèngzhí . fán tā suǒ zuò de , jǐn dōu chéngshí .

5 Tā xǐaì rényì gōngping . biàn dì mǎn le Yēhéhuá de cíaì .

6 Zhū tiān jiè Yēhéhuá de méng ér zào , wàn xiàng jiè tā kǒu zhōng de qì ér chéng .

7 Tā jùjí hǎi shuǐ rú lĕi , shōucáng shēn yáng zaì kù fáng .

8 Yuàn quán dì dōu jìngwèi Yēhéhuá . yuàn shìshang de jūmín , dōu jùpà tā .

9 Yīnwei tā shuō yǒu , jiù yǒu . méng lì , jiù lì .

10 Yēhéhuá shǐ liè guó de shòu suàn guīyú wú yǒu , shǐ zhòng mín de sīniàn wú yǒu gōngxiào .

11 Yēhéhuá de shòu suàn yǒngyuǎn lìdéng , tā xīn zhōng de sīniàn wàn daì cháng cún .

12 Yǐ Yēhéhuá wèi shén de , nà guó shì yǒu fú de . tā suǒ jiǎnxuǎn wèi zìjǐ chǎnyè de , nà mín shì yǒu fú de .

13 Yēhéhuá cóng tiān shang guānkàn . tā kànjian yīqiè de shìrén .

14 Cóng tāde jū suǒ , wǎng waì chákàn dì shang de jūmín .

15 Tā shì nà zàochéng tāmen zhòngrén xīn de , liúyì tāmen yīqiè zuòwéi de .

16 Jūnwáng bùnéng yīn bīng duō déshèng . yǒng shì bùnéng Yīnlì dà déjiù .

17 Kào mǎ déjiù shì wǎngrán de . mǎ yĕ bùnéng Yīnlì dà jiù rén .

18 Yēhéhuá de yǎnmù , kàn gù jìngwèi tāde rén , hé yǎngwàng tā cíaì de rén ,

19 Yào jiù tāmende méng tuōlí sǐwáng , bìng shǐ tāmen zaì jīhuāng zhōng cún huó .

20 Wǒmen de xīn xiàng lái dĕnghòu Yēhéhuá . tā shì wǒmen de bāngzhu , wǒmen de dùnpái .

21 Wǒmen de xīn bì kào tā huānxǐ , yīnwei wǒmen xiàng lái yǐkào tāde shèng míng .

22 Yēhéhuá a , qiú nǐ zhào zhe wǒmen suǒ yǎngwàng nǐde , xiàng wǒmen shīxíng cíaì .

Shīpiān 33 Commentary

Chapter 33

God to be praised. (1-11) His people encouraged by his power. (12-22)

Verses 1-11 Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful praise. Every endowment we possess, should be employed with all our skill and earnestness in God's service. His promises are all wise and good. His word is right, and therefore we are only in the right when we agree with it. His works are all done in truth. He is the righteous Lord, therefore loveth righteousness. What a pity it is that this earth, which is so full of the proofs and instances of God's goodness, should be so empty of his praises; and that of the multitudes who live upon his bounty, there are so few who live to his glory! What the Lord does, he does to purpose; it stands fast. He overrules all the counsels of men, and makes them serve his counsels; even that is fulfilled, which to us is most surprising, the eternal counsel of God, nor can any thing prevent its coming to pass.

Verses 12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the glory of his special grace. All human devices for the salvation of our souls are vain; but the Lord's watchful eye is over those whose conscientious fear of his name proceeds from a believing hope in his mercy. In difficulties they shall be helped; in dangers they shall not receive any real damage. Those that fear God and his wrath, must hope in God and his mercy; for there is no flying from him, but by flying to him. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us; let us always have the comfort and benefit, not according to our merits, but according to the promise which thou hast in thy word given to us, and according to the faith thou hast by thy Spirit and grace wrought in us.

Chapter Summary

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.