Psalms 33:1-12

1Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

2Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

3Sing to him a new song; play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.

5He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.

8Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

10The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.

12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!