Psalms 33:1-10

1 Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.

2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.

3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound.

4 For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness.

5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah.

6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

9 For *he* spoke, and it was [done]; *he* commanded, and it stood fast.

10 Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.

Psalms 33:1-10 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ps. 92.3; 144.9.
• [b]. Or 'justice;' and so Ps. 37.28; 72.2; 101.1.
• [c]. Or 'revere.'