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33:1 A praise song
The Greatness and Goodness of God; A Song of Praise
For David
33 Rejoice in Yahweh, you ≈godly people.
≈Praise is appropriate for ≈those who are honest on the inside.
2 Give thanks to Yahweh with the harp.
≈Sing praises to him with the ten-stringed instrument.
3 Sing a new song to him.
≈Play skillfully and with loud shouts,
4 because Yahweh ≈means what he says,
and ≈everything he does is fair.
5 He loves ≈what is right and just.
Yahweh’s loyal commitment ≈can be seen all over the world.
6 At Yahweh’s command, 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 into storehouses.
8 Let the whole ≈planet respect Yahweh.
≈Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him
9 because he spoke, then it came to be.
He commanded, and it stood in place.
10 Yahweh frustrates the alliances of nations.
≈He overrules the plans of the peoples.
11 Yahweh’s plans stand forever—
≈the plans ≈in his mind continue for all generations.
12 &This nation ≈will thrive because Yahweh is their God—
≈the people who he’s chosen as his own inheritance.
13 Yahweh looks from heaven—he sees all the people.
14 ≈From his residence, he looks down on all the earth’s inhabitants.
15 He who ≈formed the insides of all of them, observes ≈everything that they do.
16 No king is saved by a huge army.
≈A warrior isn’t saved by his great strength.
17 A horse is a false hope for victory—
in spite of his great strength, he can’t rescue >anyone.
18 See, Yahweh’s eye is on those who ≈respect him—
on those who put their hope on his loyal commitment
19 to save their lives from death
≈and to keep them alive ≈whenever there’s a famine.
20 We wait for Yahweh’s response—
he’s our help and our ≈protection.
21 ≈We’re happy because of what he’s done for us
because we trust in his sacred reputation.
22 Let your loyal commitment, Yahweh, be with us
as we ≈put our hope in you.
↑ 33 Shout_for_joy Oh_righteous_people in/on/at/with_LORD for_the_upright is_suitable praise.
2 Give_thanks to/for_YHWH in/on/at/with_lyre in/on/at/with_harp_of ten make_music to_him/it.
3 Sing to_him/it\f + \fr 33:3 \ft OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS.
Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
\f* a_song new do_well to_play in/on/at/with_loud_shouts.
4 If/because is_upright the_message_of YHWH and_all work_of_his in/on/at/with_faithfulness.
5 he_is_loving righteousness and_justice the_covenant_loyalty_of YHWH it_is_full the_earth/land.
6 In/on/at/with_message_of YHWH the_heavens they_were_made and_in/on/at/with_breath_of mouth_of_his all_of their_group/army/objects.
7 he_is_gathering as_a_heap the_waters_of the_sea he_is_putting in/on/at/with_storehouses the_deeps.
8 Let_them_fear of_LORD all_of the_earth/land from_him/it all_of let_them_be_afraid the_world the_inhabitants_of.
9 If/because he he_spoke and_came_to_be he he_commanded and_stood_firm.
10 YHWH he_frustrates the_counsel_of nations he_frustrates the_plans_of peoples.
11 The_counsel_of YHWH to_forever it_stands the_thoughts_of his/its_heart to_generation and_generation.
12 How_blessed the_nation which YHWH his/its_god the_people which_he_has_chosen for_inheritance to_him/it.
13 From_heaven YHWH he_looks he_sees DOM all_of the_children_of the_humankind.
14 From_place_of dwelling_his he_gazes to all_of the_inhabitants_of the_earth/land.
15 The_fashions together hearts_of_them the_considers to all_of works_of_their.
16 Not the_king is_saved in/on/at/with_great_of army a_warrior not he_is_delivered in/on/at/with_great_of strength.
17 is_a_vain_hope the_horse for_victory and_in/on/at/with_great_of power_of_its not it_delivers.
18 Here the_eye_of YHWH is_to fear_of_him on_those_hope in_steadfast_love_of_his.
19 To_deliver from_death soul_of_their and_to_keep_alive_them in/on/at/with_famine.
20 Soul_of_our it_waits to/for_YHWH help_of_our and_shield_of_our he.
21 If/because in_him/it heart_of_our it_rejoices if/because in/on/at/with_name_of holy_of_his we_trust.
22 May_it_be steadfast_love_of_your Oh_YHWH upon_us just_as we_wait to/for_you(fs).
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