33:1  REJOICE IN the Lord, O you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you upright in right standing with God]; for praise is becoming {and} appropriate for those who are upright [in heart].

33:2  Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with the harp of ten strings.

33:3  Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully [on the strings] with a loud {and} joyful sound.

33:4  For the word of the Lord is right; and all His work is done in faithfulness.

33:5  He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the loving-kindness of the Lord.

33:6  By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all their host by the breath of His mouth.

33:7  He gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; He puts the deeps in storage places.

33:8  Let all the earth fear the Lord [revere and worship Him]; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

33:9  For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

33:10  The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He makes the thoughts {and} plans of the peoples of no effect.

33:11  The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of His heart through all generations.

33:12  Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His heritage.

33:13  The Lord looks from heaven, He beholds all the sons of men;

33:14  From His dwelling place He looks [intently] upon all the inhabitants of the earth--

33:15  He Who fashions the hearts of them all, Who considers all their doings.

33:16  No king is saved by the great size {and} power of his army; a mighty man is not delivered by [his] much strength.

33:17  A horse is devoid of value for victory; neither does he deliver any by his great power.

33:18  Behold, the Lord's eye is upon those who fear Him [who revere and worship Him with awe], who wait for Him {and} hope in His mercy {and} loving-kindness,

33:19  To deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

33:20  Our inner selves wait [earnestly] for the Lord; He is our Help and our Shield.

33:21  For in Him does our heart rejoice, because we have trusted (relied on and been confident) in His holy name.

33:22  Let Your mercy {and} loving-kindness, O Lord, be upon us, in proportion to our waiting {and} hoping for You.