New Living Translation
Psalms 33:9
9For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.
Psalms 33:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- New International Version (NIV)For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
Context of Psalms 33:9
7He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs. 8Let the whole world fear the Lord, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command. 10The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes. 11But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.
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כִּ֤י ה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר וַיֶּ֑הִי הֽוּא־צִ֝וָּ֗ה וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:9
- Psalms 33:6The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.
- Psalms 148:5Let every created thing give praise to the Lord, for he issued his command, and they came into being.
- Genesis 1:3Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Hebrews 11:3By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
- Psalms 93:5Your royal laws cannot be changed. Your reign, O Lord, is holy forever and ever.
- Psalms 119:90Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.
- Colossians 1:16for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.
- Hebrews 1:3The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.
- Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
Commentaries on Psalms 33:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For he spake, and it was done - The word “done,” introduced here by our translators, enfeebles the sentence. It would be made more expressive and sublime as it is in the original: “He spake, and it was.” That is, Its existence depended on his word; the universe sprang into being at his command; he had only to speak, and it arose in all its grandeur where before there was nothing. There is here an undoubted allusion to the account in Genesis of the work of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-11Fear of the Lord begins with awe for God and for his powerful word. His word created everything and continues to order and sustain creation. He frustrates the plans of people who oppose his will.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-94-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.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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