Passage
Psalms 33
Book: Psalms · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
- Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright. 2. Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings. 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. 8. Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9. For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. 10. 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 Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12. Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13. Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men; 14. From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth, 15. He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works. 16. 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 thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power. 18. Behold, the eye of Jehovah is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his lovingkindness; 19. To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul hath waited for Jehovah: He is our help and our shield. 21. For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. 22. Let thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, According as we have hoped in thee. (Psalms 33:1-22, ASV)
WEB
- Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. 2. Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. 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. 8. Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9. For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm. 10. Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. 11. The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12. Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. 13. Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. 14. From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, 15. he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works. 16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17. A horse is a vain thing for safety, neither does he deliver any by his great power. 18. Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness; 19. to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. 21. For our heart rejoices in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 22. Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. (Psalms 33:1-22, WEB)
KJV
- Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. 2. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 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. 8. Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 9. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 10. The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate 11. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. to all: Heb. to generation and generation 12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 13. The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 14. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 18. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19. To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. 21. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 22. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. (Psalms 33:1-22, KJV)
YLT
- Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely. 2. Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him, 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. 8. Afraid of Jehovah are all the earth, Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid. 9. For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth. 10. Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples. 11. The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations. 12. O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him. 13. From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men. 14. From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth; 15. Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works. 16. The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power. 17. A false thing [is] the horse for safety, And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver. 18. Lo, the eye of Jehovah [is] to those fearing Him, To those waiting for His kindness, 19. To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine. 20. Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield [is] He, 21. For in Him doth our heart rejoice, For in His holy name we have trusted. 22. Let Thy kindness, O Jehovah, be upon us, As we have waited for Thee! (Psalms 33:1-22, YLT)
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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.
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed, via Psalms 33.13-15
- Argument from the Pre-Given Logos, via Psalms 33.6
- Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ, via Psalms 33.6
- Davids Census 70000 Dead Objection Defeater, via Psalms 33.16-17
- Information Argument, via Psalms 33.6
- Misogyny in the Bible Objection Defeater, via Psalms 33.20
- Trinity Violates the Shema Objection Defeater, via Psalms 33.6
Concepts:
- Big Bang, via Psalms 33.6
- Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism, via Psalms 33.11
- Laws of the Universe as Witness to Design, via Psalms 33.7
- Logos Christology, via Psalms 33.6
- Old Testament Christology, via Psalms 33.6
- Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ, via Psalms 33.6
- Trinity, via Psalms 33.6
- Trinity Common Objections, via Psalms 33.6
- Trinity OT Stack (Five Texts), via Psalms 33.6
- Water and Life, via Psalms 33.7
Lexicon:
- G1343 - dikaiosyne, via Psalms 33.5
- G3004 - lego, via Psalms 33.9
- G3056 - logos, via Psalms 33.6
- H0530 - emunah, via Psalms 33.4
- H0539 - aman, via Psalms 33.4
- H1697 - dabar, via Psalms 33.6, Psalms 33.9
- H6635 - tzevaot, via Psalms 33.6, Psalms 33.9
- H6664 - tzedeq, via Psalms 33.5
- H6666 - tzedakah, via Psalms 33.5
- H7307 - ruach, via Psalms 33.6
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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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