Psalm 33
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | Rejoice in the Lord, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. | Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. | Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. | Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright. |
| 2 | Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. | Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. | Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. | Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings. |
| 3 | Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy. | Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. | Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! | Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise. |
| 4 | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all His work is trustworthy. | For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. | For the Lord’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. | For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness. |
| 5 | The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion. | He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the Lord. | He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah. |
| 6 | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth. | By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. | By the Lord’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. |
| 7 | He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses. | He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. | He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. | He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses. |
| 8 | Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere Him. | Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. | Let all the earth fear the Lord. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. | Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
| 9 | For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. | For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. | For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm. | For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. |
| 10 | The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples. | The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. | The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. | Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. |
| 11 | The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations. | The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. | The counsel of the Lord stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. | The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
| 12 | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance! | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. | Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. |
| 13 | The Lord looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. | The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. | The Lord looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. | Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men; |
| 14 | From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth. | From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. | From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, | From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth, |
| 15 | He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works. | He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. | he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works. | He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works. |
| 16 | No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength. | There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. | There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. | There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. |
| 17 | A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save. | An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. | A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. | A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power. |
| 18 | Surely the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion | Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; | Behold, the Lord’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness, | Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness; |
| 19 | to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. | To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. | to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. | To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. |
| 20 | Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. | Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. | Our soul has waited for the Lord. He is our help and our shield. | Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield. |
| 21 | For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name. | For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. | For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. | For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. |
| 22 | May Your loving devotion rest on us, O Lord, as we put our hope in You. | Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. | Let your loving kindness be on us, Lord, since we have hoped in you. | Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee. |