Psalms 33:20-22

20 Our soul ¹waits for the Lord; he is our ²help and ³our shield.

21 For our heart is ⁴glad in him, because we ⁵trust in his holy name.

22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Psalms 33:20-22 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

• 1. 33:20 Ps. 62:1, 5; 130:6; Isa. 8:17
• 2. 33:20 Ps. 115:9-11
• 3. 33:20 See Ps. 3:3
• 4. 33:21 Zech. 10:7; See Ps. 9:14
• 5. 33:21 See Ps. 11:1