English Standard Version
Psalms 33:10
10The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Psalms 33:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
Context of Psalms 33:10
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. The 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!
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:10 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה הֵפִ֥יר עֲצַת־גּוֹיִ֑ם הֵ֝נִ֗יא מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת עַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:10
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
- Exodus 1:10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land."
- 2 Samuel 15:31And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."
- 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
- Job 5:12He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
- Proverbs 21:30No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.
- Isaiah 7:5Because Syria, with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has devised evil against you, saying,
- Isaiah 8:9Be broken, you peoples, and be shattered; give ear, all you far countries; strap on your armor and be shattered; strap on your armor and be shattered.
- Isaiah 19:3and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their counsel; and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the necromancers;
- Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
- Isaiah 44:25who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,
- Psalms 21:11Though they plan evil against you, though they devise mischief, they will not succeed.
- Psalms 140:8Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; do not further their evil plot, or they will be exalted! Selah
Commentaries on Psalms 33:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The counsel of the heathen to naught - This appears to be similar to what is mentioned in the second Psalm; the useless attempts of the Gentiles to prevent the extension of the kingdom of Christ in the earth: and it may refer to similar attempts of ungodly nations or men to prevent the promulgation of the Gospel, and the universal dissemination of truth in the world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought - Margin: “maketh frustrate.” The Hebrew word means to “break,” or to “annul.” The word here rendered “heathen” means “nations;” and the idea is that God, by his own overruling purpose and providence, frustrates the designs of the nations of the earth; that he carries forward his own designs and purposes in spite of theirs; that their plans avail nothing when they come in competition with his. their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The plans of powerful people will only succeed if God allows it (see Isaiah 8:9210).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. In God's providence He thwarts men's purposes and executes His own. heathen--literally, "nations."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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