Psalm 33
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous
: for it befits the just to praise him.
Give the Lord thanks upon the harp
: and sing his praise to the lute of ten strings.
O sing him a new song
: make sweetest melody, with shouts of praise.
For the word of the Lord is true
: and all his works are faithful.
He loves righteousness and justice
: the earth is filled with the loving-kindness of the Lord.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made
: and their numberless stars by the breath of his mouth.
He gathered the waters of the sea as in a water-skin
: and laid up the deep in his treasuries.
Let the whole earth fear the Lord
: and let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spoke, and it was done
: he commanded, and it stood fast.
The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations
: he brings to nothing the devices of the peoples.
But the counsels of the Lord shall endure for ever
: the purposes of his heart from generation to generation.
Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord
: the people he chose to be his own possession.
The Lord looks down from heaven
and surveys all the children of men
: he considers from his dwelling-place
all the inhabitants of the earth;
He who fashioned the hearts of them all
: and comprehends all that they do.
A king is not saved by a mighty army
: nor is a warrior delivered by much strength;
A horse is a vain hope to save a man
: nor can he rescue any by his great power.
But the eye of the Lord is on those that fear him
: on those that trust in his unfailing love,
To deliver them from death
: and to feed them in the time of dearth.
We have waited eagerly for the Lord
: for he is our help and our shield.
Surely our hearts shall rejoice in him
: for we have trusted in his holy name.
Let your merciful kindness be upon us, O Lord
: even as our hope is in you.