1 Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous; praise is appropriate for the upright. 2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp; sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. 3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and sing with joy. 4 For Yahweh's word is upright, and everything he does is fair. 5 He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness. 6 By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together like a heap; he puts the oceans in storehouses. 8 Let the whole earth fear Yahweh; 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 in place. 10 Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations; he overrules the plans of the peoples. 11 The plans of Yahweh stand forever, the plans of his heart for all generations. 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance. 13 Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people. 14 From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth. 15 He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds. 16 No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength. 17 A horse is a false hope for victory; in spite of his great strength, he cannot rescue. 18 See, Yahweh's eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his covenant faithfulness 19 to deliver their lives from death and to keep them alive in times of famine. 20 We wait for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield. 21 Our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name. 22 Let your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, be with us as we put our hope in you.
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Psalm 33 Unlocked Literal Bible
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 32:11; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 147:1; Psalm 97:12; Psalm 118:15
- 2 Psalm 150:3–6; Psalm 98:4–5; Psalm 144:9; Exodus 15:20; 1 Chronicles 25:6
- 3 Ephesians 5:19; Psalm 96:1; 1 Chronicles 25:7; Isaiah 42:10; 1 Chronicles 13:8
- 4 Psalm 12:6; Deuteronomy 32:4; Titus 1:2; Proverbs 30:5; Psalm 19:8
- 5 Psalm 11:7; Psalm 119:64; Matthew 5:45; Psalm 104:24; Psalm 45:7
- 6 Hebrews 11:3; Job 33:4; 2 Peter 3:5; John 1:1–3; Psalm 33:9
- 7 Joshua 3:16; Exodus 15:8; Joshua 3:13; Genesis 1:9–10; Habakkuk 3:15
- 8 Revelation 14:6–7; Psalm 96:9–10; Revelation 15:4; Psalm 22:27; Jeremiah 10:7–12
- 9 Genesis 1:3; Psalm 33:6; Psalm 148:5–6; Revelation 4:11; Colossians 1:16–17
- 10 Psalm 21:11; Job 5:12–13; Isaiah 44:25; Proverbs 21:30; 2 Samuel 15:31
- 11 Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 46:10; Job 23:13; Jeremiah 29:11; Lamentations 3:37
- 12 Psalm 144:15; 1 Peter 2:9; John 15:16; Deuteronomy 7:6–8; Deuteronomy 33:29
- 13 Job 28:24; Psalm 11:4; Psalm 53:2; Hebrews 4:13; Proverbs 15:3
- 14 1 Kings 8:39; 1 Kings 8:43; 1 Timothy 6:16; Isaiah 66:1; Luke 11:2
- 15 Jeremiah 32:19; Hosea 7:2; Psalm 44:21; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Job 10:8
- 16 Psalm 44:3; Jeremiah 9:23; Psalm 44:6–7; Judges 7:2; Exodus 14:28
- 17 Proverbs 21:31; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 147:10; Job 39:19–25; Hosea 14:3
- 18 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 147:11; Job 36:7; Psalm 34:15–20; Hebrews 6:18
- 19 Psalm 37:19; Proverbs 10:3; Job 5:19–22; Isaiah 33:16; Matthew 6:31–33
- 20 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 130:5–6; Psalm 115:9–12; Psalm 62:5–6
- 21 Psalm 13:5; John 16:22; Zechariah 10:7; Revelation 4:8; Psalm 30:10–12
- 22 Psalm 13:5; Psalm 119:76; Matthew 9:29; Psalm 5:11–12; Psalm 119:49
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
To David himself; for understanding; by which it is understood that not by the merits of works, but by the grace of God, man is delivered, confessing his sins. 2. "Blessed are they whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sins are covered" (ver. 1): and whose sins are buried in oblivion.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Thus saith the Scripture, to that effect: "By the Word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the might of them, by the spirit of His mouth." And again, "All things were made by Him, and without Him was nothing made." There is no exception or deduction stated; but the Father made all things by Him, whether visible …
Thence we fell again to sighs and groans, and our steps to follow the broad and beaten ways of the world; for many thoughts were in our heart, but Thy counsel standeth for ever. Out of which counsel Thou didst mock ours, and preparedst Thine own, purposing to give us meat in due season, and to open Thy hand, and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
One, because the creative works of Christ are no other than the Father's; for the creation of all things is one, the Father having made them through the Son: For He spake, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created, saith the Psalmist.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
"For by the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath [the Spirit] of His mouth." The Word then is not a mere significant impression on the air, borne by the organs of speech; nor is the Spirit of His mouth a vapour, emitted by the organs of respiration; but the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)