A Maskil of David.
[33:1] Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
[33:2] Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!
[33:3] Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
[33:4] For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
[33:5] He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
[33:6] By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.
[33:7] He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
[33:8] Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
[33:9] For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
[33:10] The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
[33:11] The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
[33:12] Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
[33:13] The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man;
[33:14] from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,
[33:15] he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds.
[33:16] The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
[33:17] The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
[33:18] Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
[33:19] that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.
[33:20] Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
[33:21] For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
[33:22] Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you.