THE LORD'S UNFAILING LOVE
Key verse: 18
NIV
Psalm 33
1 Sing joyfully(A) to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting(B) for the upright(C) to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;(D)
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.(E)
3 Sing to him a new song;(F)
play skillfully, and shout for joy.(G)
4 For the word of the Lord is right(H) and true;(I)
he is faithful(J) in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;(K)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.(L)
6 By the word(M) of the Lord the heavens were made,(N)
their starry host(O) by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters(P) of the sea into jars[a];(Q)
he puts the deep into storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;(R)
let all the people of the world(S) revere him.(T)
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded,(U) and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils(V) the plans(W) of the nations;(X)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(Y) forever,
the purposes(Z) of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(AA)
the people he chose(AB) for his inheritance.(AC)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down(AD)
and sees all mankind;(AE)
14 from his dwelling place(AF) he watches
all who live on earth—
15 he who forms(AG) the hearts of all,
who considers everything they do.(AH)
16 No king is saved by the size of his army;(AI)
no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse(AJ) is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes(AK) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(AL)
19 to deliver them from death(AM)
and keep them alive in famine.(AN)
Footnotes
- Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap
Cross references
- Psalm 33:1 : S Ps 5:11; S 101:1
- Psalm 33:1 : Ps 147:1
- Psalm 33:1 : Ps 11:7
- Psalm 33:2 : S Ge 4:21; 1Co 14:7; Rev 5:8
- Psalm 33:2 : Ps 92:3; 144:9
- Psalm 33:3 : Ps 40:3; Isa 42:10; S Rev 5:9
- Psalm 33:3 : S Job 3:7; Ps 35:27; 47:1
- Psalm 33:4 : S Ps 19:8
- Psalm 33:4 : Ps 119:142; Rev 19:9; 22:6
- Psalm 33:4 : Ps 18:25; 25:10
- Psalm 33:5 : Ps 11:7
- Psalm 33:5 : Ps 6:4
- Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:3; Heb 11:3
- Psalm 33:6 : S Ex 8:19; S 2Ch 2:12
- Psalm 33:6 : S Ge 1:16
- Psalm 33:7 : S Ge 1:10
- Psalm 33:7 : S Jos 3:16
- Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 6:13; Ps 2:11
- Psalm 33:8 : Ps 49:1; Isa 18:3; Mic 1:2
- Psalm 33:8 : S Dt 14:23
- Psalm 33:9 : Ps 148:5
- Psalm 33:10 : Isa 44:25
- Psalm 33:10 : S Job 5:12
- Psalm 33:10 : Ps 2:1
- Psalm 33:11 : S Nu 23:19
- Psalm 33:11 : Jer 51:12, 29
- Psalm 33:12 : Ps 144:15
- Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 8:22; Dt 7:6; Ps 4:3; 65:4; 84:4
- Psalm 33:12 : S Ex 34:9
- Psalm 33:13 : Ps 53:2; 102:19
- Psalm 33:13 : Job 28:24; Ps 11:4; 14:2; S Heb 4:13
- Psalm 33:14 : S Lev 15:31; 1Ki 8:39
- Psalm 33:15 : Job 10:8; Ps 119:73
- Psalm 33:15 : S Job 10:4; Jer 32:19
- Psalm 33:16 : 1Sa 14:6
- Psalm 33:17 : S Ps 20:7
- Psalm 33:18 : S Ex 3:16; S Ps 11:4; 1Pe 3:12
- Psalm 33:18 : S Ps 6:4
- Psalm 33:19 : Ps 56:13; Ac 12:11
- Psalm 33:19 : S Job 5:20
- Psalm 33:20 : S Ps 27:14
- Psalm 33:21 : S 1Sa 2:1; S Joel 2:23
- Psalm 33:21 : S Ps 30:4; S 99:3
- Psalm 33:22 : Ps 6:4
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ESV
The Steadfast Love of the Lord
33 (A)Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
(B)Praise befits the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the (C)lyre;
make melody to him with (D)the harp of (E)ten strings!
3 Sing to him (F)a new song;
play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in (G)faithfulness.
5 He (H)loves righteousness and justice;
(I)the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.
6 By (J)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by (K)the breath of his mouth all (L)their host.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea as (M)a heap;
he (N)puts the deeps in storehouses.
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
9 For (O)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord (P)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 (Q)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
the plans of his heart to all generations.
12 (R)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has (S)chosen as his heritage!
13 The Lord (T)looks down from heaven;
he sees all the children of man;
14 from (U)where he sits enthroned he (V)looks out
on all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 he who fashions the hearts of them all
and observes all their deeds.
16 (W)The king is not saved by his great army;
a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 (X)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, (Y)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
(Z)on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may (AA)deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in (AB)famine.
20 Our soul (AC)waits for the Lord;
he is our (AD)help and (AE)our shield.
21 For our heart is (AF)glad in him,
because we (AG)trust in his holy name.
22 Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in you.
Cross references
- Psalm 33:1 : [Ps. 32:11]
- Psalm 33:1 : Ps. 147:1
- Psalm 33:2 : Ps. 71:22
- Psalm 33:2 : Ps. 71:22
- Psalm 33:2 : Ps. 144:9
- Psalm 33:3 : Ps. 40:3; 96:1; Isa. 42:10
- Psalm 33:4 : Ps. 119:75
- Psalm 33:5 : Ps. 11:7; 36:5, 6; 45:7; 89:14
- Psalm 33:5 : Ps. 119:64
- Psalm 33:6 : Gen. 1:6, 7; Heb. 11:3; 2 Pet. 3:5; [John 1:3]
- Psalm 33:6 : [Job 26:13; Isa. 11:4]
- Psalm 33:6 : Gen. 2:1
- Psalm 33:7 : Ps. 78:13; Ex. 15:8; Josh. 3:13, 16
- Psalm 33:7 : See Job 38:8
- Psalm 33:9 : Ps. 148:5, 6; Gen. 1:3; [Ps. 147:15, 18]
- Psalm 33:10 : Isa. 19:3; Luke 1:51; [2 Sam. 15:34; 17:14; Neh. 4:15; Job 5:12; Isa. 8:10]
- Psalm 33:11 : Prov. 19:21; Isa. 46:10
- Psalm 33:12 : Ps. 144:15; Deut. 33:29
- Psalm 33:12 : Ps. 65:4; Deut. 7:6; [Ex. 19:5]
- Psalm 33:13 : Job 28:24; See Ps. 11:4
- Psalm 33:14 : 1 Kgs. 8:39, 43, 49
- Psalm 33:14 : [Prov. 15:3; Jer. 32:19]
- Psalm 33:16 : [Ps. 44:6]
- Psalm 33:17 : Ps. 20:7; 147:10; Prov. 21:31; Hos. 1:7
- Psalm 33:18 : Ps. 34:15; Job 36:7; 1 Pet. 3:12
- Psalm 33:18 : Ps. 147:11
- Psalm 33:19 : [Acts 12:11]
- Psalm 33:19 : Ps. 37:19; Job 5:20
- Psalm 33:20 : Ps. 62:1, 5; 130:6; Isa. 8:17
- Psalm 33:20 : Ps. 115:9-11
- Psalm 33:20 : See Ps. 3:3
- Psalm 33:21 : Zech. 10:7; See Ps. 9:14
- Psalm 33:21 : See Ps. 11:1
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1. The word of the Lord (1-11)
By faith we know that the universe was formed at God's command. Praise the Creator God for he is righteous and just; he is faithful in all he does. The earth is full of his unfailing love (5). God created the heavens and the earth by his word (6-9). His word has absolute authority. Men's plans never work out as they intend, but the Lord's plans and the purposes of his heart stand firm forever. We must accept his love and seek to fit into his plans. We must obey his word.
2. Those who hope in his love (12-22)
Armies and nuclear capability cannot save us. The Lord is ready to deliver those whose hope is in his unfailing love. He who created men's hearts looks down from heaven and sees all mankind. Human freedom has not brought true happiness to our nation. The blessed nation is the nation whose God is the Lord (12). In him only is real freedom and real peace. Our hearts rejoice when our hope is in God.
Prayer: Lord, turn our nation from the false freedom of hedonism to you. Teach us to fear you and set our hope on your unfailing love.
One Word: Hope in God and his love
