Passage

Psalms 33.5

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"3. Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise. 4. For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is done in faithfulness."

"5. He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah."

"6. By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses." (Psalms 33:3-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"3. Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! 4. For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness."

"5. He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh."

"6. By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made; all their army by the breath of his mouth. 7. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses." (Psalms 33:3-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"3. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 4. For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth."

"5. He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. ^{goodness: or, mercy}"

"6. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses." (Psalms 33:3-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"3. Sing ye to Him a new song, Play skilfully with shouting. 4. For upright [is] the word of Jehovah, And all His work [is] in faithfulness."

"5. Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full."

"6. By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host. 7. Gathering as a heap the waters of the sea, Putting in treasuries the depths." (Psalms 33:3-7, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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