Psalm 33:4-11

4 For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.

5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars^[a] ; he puts the deep into storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.

9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

10 The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

11 But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Psalm 33:4-11 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. S Psalms 19:8
• 2. Psalms 119:142; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 22:6
• 3. Psalms 18:25; Psalms 25:10
• 4. Psalms 11:7
• 5. Psalms 6:4; Psalms 119:64
• 6. S Genesis 1:3; Hebrews 11:3
• 7. S Exodus 8:19; S 2 Chronicles 2:12
• 8. S Genesis 1:16
• 9. S Genesis 1:10
• 10. S Joshua 3:16
• 11. S Deuteronomy 6:13; Psalms 2:11
• 12. Psalms 49:1; Isaiah 18:3; Micah 1:2
• 13. S Deuteronomy 14:23; Psalms 67:7; Psalms 96:9
• 14. Genesis 1:3; Psalms 148:5
• 15. Isaiah 44:25
• 16. S Job 5:12
• 17. Psalms 2:1; Isaiah 8:10
• 18. S Numbers 23:19
• 19. Jeremiah 51:12,29; Job 23:13

Footnotes

• [a] Or "sea as into a heap"