God’s Word Translation
Psalms 33:11
11The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation.
Psalms 33:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- New International Version (NIV)But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the plans of his heart to all generations.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.
Context of Psalms 33:11
9He spoke, and it came into being. He gave the order, and there it stood. 10The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation. 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own. 13The Lord looks down from heaven. He sees all of Adam’s descendants.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:11 word by word
עֲצַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תַּעֲמֹ֑ד מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת לִ֝בּ֗וֹ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 33:11
- Job 23:13“But God is one of a kind. Who can make him change his mind? He does whatever he wants!
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in the human heart, but the advice of the Lord will endure.
- Isaiah 14:24The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned.
- Isaiah 46:10From the beginning I revealed the end. From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying, “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.”
- Lamentations 3:37Who was it who spoke and it came into being? It was the Lord who gave the order.
- Ezekiel 38:10“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: At that time ideas will enter your head, and you will make wicked plans.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.
- Acts 4:27“In this city Herod and Pontius Pilate made plans together with non-Jewish people and the people of Israel. They made their plans against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.
- Ephesians 1:11God also decided ahead of time to choose us through Christ according to his plan, which makes everything work the way he intends.
- Psalms 92:5How spectacular are your works, O Lord! How very deep are your thoughts!
- Isaiah 55:8“My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,” declares the Lord.
- Jeremiah 29:11I know the plans that I have for you, declares the Lord. They are plans for peace and not disaster, plans to give you a future filled with hope.
- Micah 4:12They don’t know the thoughts of the Lord or understand his plan. He will bring them together like cut grain on the threshing floor.
- Acts 15:18He is the one who will do these things that have always been known!’
Commentaries on Psalms 33:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The counsel of the Lord - What he has determined shall be done. He determined to make a world, and he made it; to create man, and he created him. He determined that at a certain period God should be manifested in the flesh, and it was so; that he should taste death for every man, and he did so; that his Gospel should be preached in all the world; and behold it has already nearly overrun the whole earth. All his other counsels and thoughts, which refer to…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The counsel of the Lord - The purpose of the Lord. Standeth for ever - It will be carried out. It will never be changed. There can be no “superior” counsel or will to change it, as is the case with the plans of men; and no purposes of any beings “inferior” to himself - angels, men, or devils - can affect, defeat, or modify his eternal plans. No changes in human affairs can impede his plans; no opposition can defeat them; no progress can supersede them…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11God’s word still orders creation and will do so forever. God's purposes are wonderful (Psalms 40:5; 92:5).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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