Psalms 33:12

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.

Context of Psalms 33:12

10The 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. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. 13From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; 14from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—

Psalms 33:12 word by word

אַשְׁרֵ֣י הַ֭גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו הָעָ֓ם׀ בָּחַ֖ר לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• the nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• whose Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• he hath chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• for his own inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159

Cross-references for Psalms 33:12

• Psalms 144:15Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
• Psalms 147:19He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
• Exodus 19:5Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
• Psalms 65:4Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple.
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.
• Deuteronomy 7:6For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.
• John 15:16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
• Ephesians 1:4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
• 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
• Psalms 28:9Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
• Jeremiah 10:16He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for he is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of his inheritance— the Lord Almighty is his name.

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

Topics related to Psalms 33:12

• Nation
• Predestination

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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