God’s Word Translation
Psalms 33:12
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Blessed are the people he has chosen as his own.
Psalms 33:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.
Context of Psalms 33:12
10The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world. 11The Lord’s plan stands firm forever. His thoughts stand firm in every generation. Blessed 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. 14From the place where he sits enthroned, he looks down upon all who live on earth.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:12 word by word
אַשְׁרֵ֣י הַ֭גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו הָעָ֓ם׀ בָּחַ֖ר לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:12
- Psalms 144:15Blessed are the people who have these blessings! Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
- Psalms 147:19He speaks his word to Jacob, his laws and judicial decisions to Israel.
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Deuteronomy 33:29You are blessed, Israel! Who is like you, a nation saved by the Lord? He is a shield that helps you and a sword that wins your victories. Your enemies will come crawling to you, and you will stomp on their backs.”
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the person you choose and invite to live with you in your courtyards. We will be filled with good food from your house, from your holy temple.
- Psalms 135:4The Lord chose Jacob to be his own and chose Israel to be his own special treasure.
- Deuteronomy 7:6You are a holy people, who belong to the Lord your God. He chose you to be his own special possession out of all the nations on earth.
- John 15:16You didn’t choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for.
- Ephesians 1:4Before the creation of the world, he chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in his presence.
- 1 Peter 2:9However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
- Psalms 28:9Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.
- Jeremiah 10:16Jacob’s God isn’t like them. He made everything, and Israel is the tribe that belongs to him. His name is the Lord of Armies.
Commentaries on Psalms 33:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Blessed is the nation - O how happy is that nation which has יהוה Jehovah for its אלהים Elohim ; the self-existent and eternal Lord for its covenant God; one who should unite himself to it by connections and ties the most powerful and endearing! The word אלהים Elohim, which we translate God, refers to that economy in which God is manifested in the flesh. The people whom he hath chosen - The Jews, who were elected to be his heritage, whom he preserved as…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Blessed is the nation - For the meaning of the word “blessed,” see the notes at Psalm 1:1. The idea here is, that the nation referred to is happy, or that its condition is desirable. What is true of a nation is also as true of an individual. Whose God is the Lord - Whose God is Yahweh - for so this is in the original Hebrew. That is, the nation which worships Yahweh, and is under his protection. This is evidently said to distinguish such a nation from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12People who fear God are chosen as his inheritance (see Psalm 33:13–19). This does not include rebellious people (Psalm 78:62).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1912-19. The inference from the foregoing in Psa 33:12 is illustrated by God's special providence, underlying which is His minute knowledge of all men.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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