March 8, 2017 (Wednesday)
Let us sing the praises of our Lord with great joy, playing our instruments and raising our voices. He deserves our praises, for He is morally perfect and faithful to His people. His righteousness, justice and lovingkindness incites our praise. Let us praise Him for His miraculous power of creation. Let us praise Him who alone is our ruler. Let us praise Him for choosing us to be His own people, protecting and helping us.
Psalm 33
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Praise to the Creator and Preserver.
PRAISE THE LORD WITH JOYFUL MUSIC (1-3)
1 Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MORAL ATTRIBUTES (4-5)
4 For the word of the Lord is upright,
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS CREATION (6-9)
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
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 the Lord;
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 fast.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR BEING THE RULER (10-11)
10 The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart from generation to generation.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS KIND CARE (12-15)
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
13 The Lord looks from heaven;
He sees all the sons of men;
14 From His dwelling place He looks out
On all the inhabitants of the earth,
15 He who fashions the hearts of them all,
He who understands all their works.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS PROTECTION (16-19)
16 The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.
17 A horse is a false hope for victory;
Nor does it deliver anyone by its great strength.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope for His lovingkindness,
19 To deliver their soul from death
And to keep them alive in famine.
PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS HELP (20-22)
20 Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart rejoices in Him,
Because we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,
According as we have hoped in You.