Psalms 33:10

Psalms 33:10 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans 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 spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 11The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

Psalms 33:10 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה הֵפִ֥יר עֲצַת־גּוֹיִ֑ם הֵ֝נִ֗יא מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת עַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• bringethפּוּרpûr · to breakH6331
• the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• he makethנוּאnû' · to forbidH5106
• the devicesמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Psalms 33:10

• Psalms 2:1Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
• Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
• Exodus 1:10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
• 2 Samuel 15:31And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, 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 appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
• Job 5:12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
• Isaiah 7:5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,
• Isaiah 8:9Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
• Isaiah 19:3And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
• Isaiah 44:25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
• Psalms 21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
• Psalms 140:8Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. 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