Psalm 33²⁹

33:1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD!
It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
33:2 Give thanks to the LORD with the harp!
Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten stringed instrument!
33:3 Sing to him a new song!¹
Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!²
33:4 For³ the LORD’s decrees⁴ are just,⁵
and everything he does is fair.⁶
33:5 The LORD promotes⁷ equity and justice;
the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.⁸
33:6 By the LORD’s decree⁹ the heavens were made,
by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.¹⁰
33:7 He piles up the water of the sea,¹¹
he puts the oceans¹² in storehouses.
33:8 Let the whole earth fear¹³ the LORD!
Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!
33:9 For he spoke and it¹⁴ came into existence,
he issued the decree¹⁵ and it stood firm.
33:10 The LORD frustrates¹⁶ the decisions of the nations,
he nullifies the plans¹⁷ of the peoples.
33:11 The LORD’s decisions stand forever,
his plans abide throughout the ages.¹⁸
33:12 How happy¹⁹ is the nation whose God is the LORD,
the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.²⁰
33:13 The LORD watches²¹ from heaven,
he sees all people.²²
33:14 From the place where he lives he looks carefully
at all the earth’s inhabitants.
33:15 He is the one who forms every human heart,²³
and takes note of all their actions.
33:16 No king is delivered by his vast army,
a warrior is not saved by his great might.
33:17 A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory,²⁴
despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
33:18 Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers,²⁵
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness²⁶
33:19 by saving their lives from death,²⁷
and sustaining them during times of famine.²⁸
33:20 We²⁹ wait for the LORD;
he is our deliverer³⁰ and shield.³¹
33:21 For our hearts rejoice in him,
for we trust in his holy name.
33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD,³²
for³³ we wait for you.