| Chapter 33 |
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Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. |
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Give thanks to Yahweh with the lyre. Sing praises to him with the harp of ten strings. |
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Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a shout of joy! |
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For the word of Yahweh is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. |
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He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Yahweh. |
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By the word of Yahweh were the heavens made, All the host of them by the breath of his mouth. |
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He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap. He lays up the deeps in storehouses. |
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Let all the earth fear Yahweh. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. |
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For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm. |
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Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. |
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The counsel of Yahweh stands fast forever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. |
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Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, The people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. |
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Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men. |
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From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth. |
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He who fashions all of their hearts. He considers all of their works. |
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There is no king saved by the multitude of a host. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. |
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A horse is a vain thing for safety, Neither does he deliver any by his great power. |
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Behold, the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, On those who hope in his lovingkindness; |
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To deliver their soul from death, To keep them alive in famine. |
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Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield. |
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For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name. |
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Let your lovingkindness be on us, Yahweh, Since we have hoped in you. Psalm 34 By David; when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. |