Psalms · 22 verses
Psalms 33
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A horse is introduced, examined, and dismissed as a vain hope for salvation, while the LORD’s eyes rest on those who hope in His loving devotion.
A song for the One who stores the seavv. 1–9
The upright are summoned to praise with harp and ten strings, to sing a new song and play skillfully with a shout of joy. The reason is the LORD’s upright word and trustworthy work: by the breath of His mouth the heavens and stars appear, while the waters of the sea are piled up and the depths put into storehouses. He speaks, commands, and creation stands firm.
Counsel, kings, and the unfortunate horsevv. 10–19
The LORD frustrates the plans of nations and thwarts the devices of peoples, while His own counsel stands forever. From heaven He looks upon all the sons of men, shapes their hearts, and considers their works. Vast armies do not save a king, great strength does not deliver a warrior, and even a horse—so often brought in with impressive credentials—is a vain hope for salvation. The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him and hope in His loving devotion, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Waiting, rejoicing, hopingvv. 20–22
The soul waits for the LORD, named here as help and shield. The heart rejoices because trust has been placed in His holy name, and the psalm ends by asking that His loving devotion rest on those who put their hope in Him.
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Ps 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
Ps 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
Ps 33:3Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
Ps 33:4For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.
Ps 33:5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
Ps 33:6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
Ps 33:7He piles up the waters of the sea; He puts the depths into storehouses.
Ps 33:8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Ps 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
Ps 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Ps 33:11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Ps 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
Ps 33:13The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
Ps 33:14From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
Ps 33:15He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.
Ps 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
Ps 33:17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Ps 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Ps 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Ps 33:20Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
Ps 33:21For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
Ps 33:22May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
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Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 265 passages were voted onto 22 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 10Psalms 21:11Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
- 10Job 5:12–13He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- 10Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- 10Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- 102 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- 10Psalms 140:8Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
- 10Isaiah 8:9–10Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- 10Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- 10Isaiah 7:5–7For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying:
- 102 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
- 10Exodus 1:10–12Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.”
- 102 Samuel 15:34But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
- 6Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
- 11Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- 11Isaiah 46:10I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
- 181 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
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