Psalm 33:5-15

5 He ¹loves righteousness and justice; The ²earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

6 By the ³word of the LORD the heavens were made, And ⁴by the breath of His mouth ⁵all their host.

7 He gathers the ⁶waters of the sea together as a heap; He lays up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let ⁷all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world ⁸stand in awe of Him.

9 For ⁹He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

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

11 The ¹¹counsel of the LORD stands forever, The ¹²plans of His heart from generation to generation.

12 Blessed is the ¹³nation whose God is the LORD, The people whom He has ¹⁴chosen for His own inheritance.

13 The LORD ¹⁵looks from heaven; He ¹⁶sees all the sons of men;

14 From ¹⁷His dwelling place He looks out On all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 He who ¹⁸fashions the hearts of them all, He who ¹⁹understands all their works.

Psalm 33:5-15 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 11:7; Psalms 37:28
• 2. Psalms 119:64
• 3. Genesis 1:6; Psalms 148:5; Hebrews 11:3
• 4. Psalms 104:30
• 5. Genesis 2:1
• 6. Exodus 15:8; Joshua 3:16; Psalms 78:13
• 7. Psalms 67:7
• 8. Psalms 96:9
• 9. Genesis 1:3; Psalms 148:5
• 10. Psalms 2:1-3; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 19:3
• 11. Job 23:12; Proverbs 19:21
• 12. Psalms 40:5; Psalms 92:5; Psalms 139:17; Isaiah 55:8
• 13. Psalms 144:15
• 14. Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 7:6; Psalms 28:9
• 15. Job 28:24; Psalms 14:2
• 16. Psalms 11:4
• 17. 1 Kings 8:39, 43; Psalms 102:19
• 18. Job 10:8; Psalms 119:73
• 19. 2 Chronicles 16:9; Job 34:21; Jeremiah 32:19

Footnotes

• [a] Some versions read "in a water skin;" i.e. container
• [b] Or "stood forth"
• [c] Or "their heart together"