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Psalms 33
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
1Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.
1Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.
2Give praise to the Lord on the corded instrument; make melody to him with instruments of music.
2 Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp; sing psalms unto him with the ten-stringed lute.
3Make a new song to him; playing expertly with a loud noise.
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud sound.
4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.
4 For the word of Jehovah is right, and all his work is in faithfulness.
5His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the loving-kindness of Jehovah.
6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
7He makes the waters of the sea come together in a mass; he keeps the deep seas in store-houses.
7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; he layeth up the deeps in storehouses.
8Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.
8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.
9 For he spoke, and it was [done]; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.
10 Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.
11The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.
11 The counsel of Jehovah standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
12Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.
12 Blessed is the nation whoseGod is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!
13The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;
13 Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:
14From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;
14 From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;
15He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.
15 He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.
16A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.
16 The king is not saved by the multitude of [his] forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17A horse is a false hope; his great power will not make any man free from danger.
17 The horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth he deliver by his great power.
18See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;
18 Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his loving-kindness,
19To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.
19 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
20Our souls are waiting for the Lord; he is our help and our salvation.
20 Our soul waiteth for Jehovah: he is our help and our shield.