English / ERV
Psalms 33
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1Rejoice in the LORD, good people! It is only right for good people to praise him.
- 2Play the lyre and praise the LORD. Play the ten-stringed harp for him.
- 3Sing a new song[1] to him. Play it well and sing it loud!
- 4The LORD’s word is true, and he is faithful in everything he does.
- 5He loves goodness and justice. The LORD’s faithful love fills the earth.
- 6The LORD spoke the command, and the world was made. The breath from his mouth created everything in the heavens.
- 7He gathered together the water of the sea. He put the ocean in its place.
- 8Everyone on earth should fear and respect the LORD. All the people in the world should fear him,
- 9because when he speaks, things happen. And if he says, “Stop!”—then it stops.[2]
- 10The LORD can ruin every decision the nations make. He can spoil all their plans.
- 11But the LORD’s decisions are good forever. His plans are good for generation after generation.
- 12Great blessings belong to those who have the LORD as their God! He chose them to be his own special people.
- 13The LORD looked down from heaven and saw all the people.
- 14From his high throne he looked down at all the people living on earth.
- 15He created every person’s mind, and he knows what each one is doing.
- A king is not saved by the power of his army. A soldier does not survive by his own great strength.