Psalm 33:10-20

10 The LORD ¹nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11 The ²counsel of the LORD stands forever, The ³plans of His heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the ⁴nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has ⁵chosen for His own inheritance.

13 The LORD ⁶looks from heaven; He ⁷sees all the sons of men;

14 From ⁸His dwelling place He looks out On all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 He who ⁹fashions the hearts of them all, He who ¹⁰understands all their works.

16 ¹¹The king is not saved by a mighty army; A warrior is not delivered by great strength.

17 A ¹²horse is a false hope for victory; Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.

18 Behold, ¹³the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who ¹⁴hope for His lovingkindness,

19 To ¹⁵deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive ¹⁶in famine.

20 Our soul ¹⁷waits for the LORD; He is our ¹⁸help and our shield.

Psalm 33:10-20 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. Psalms 2:1-3; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 19:3
• 2. Job 23:12; Proverbs 19:21
• 3. Psalms 40:5; Psalms 92:5; Psalms 139:17; Isaiah 55:8
• 4. Psalms 144:15
• 5. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; Psalms 28:9
• 6. Job 28:24; Psalms 14:2
• 7. Psalms 11:4
• 8. 1 Kings 8:39, 43; Psalms 102:19
• 9. Job 10:8; Psalms 119:73
• 10. 2 Chronicles 16:9; Job 34:21; Jeremiah 32:19
• 11. Psalms 44:6; Psalms 60:11
• 12. Psalms 20:7; Psalms 147:10; Proverbs 21:31
• 13. Job 36:7; Psalms 32:8; Psalms 34:15; 1 Peter 3:12
• 14. Psalms 32:10; Psalms 147:11
• 15. Psalms 56:13; Acts 12:11
• 16. Job 5:20; Psalms 37:19
• 17. Psalms 62:1; Psalms 130:6; Isaiah 8:17
• 18. Psalms 115:9

Footnotes

• [a] Or "their heart together"
• [b] Or "wait"