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Psalms 33:10
10The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes 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.
- 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 people of the world revere him. 9For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. 11But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
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 conspire and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
- Exodus 1:10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks out, will join our enemies, fight against us and leave the country.”
- 2 Samuel 15:31Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”
- 2 Samuel 17:14Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
- Job 5:12He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord.
- Isaiah 7:5Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying,
- Isaiah 8:9Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- Isaiah 19:3The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will bring their plans to nothing; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, the mediums and the spiritists.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense,
- Psalms 21:11Though they plot evil against you and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed.
- Psalms 140:8Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
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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