Tree of Life Version
Psalms 33:10
10Adonai foils the purpose of the nations. He thwarts the plans 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.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 33:10
8Let all the earth fear Adonai. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. 9For He spoke, and it came to be. He commanded, and it stood firm. Adonai foils the purpose of the nations. He thwarts the plans of the peoples. 11The plan of Adonai stands forever, the purposes of His heart from generation to generation. 12Blessed is the nation whose God is Adonai, the people He chose for His own 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 are the nations in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
- Psalms 9:15Then I will tell all your praises in the gates of the daughter of Zion, rejoicing in Your salvation.
- Exodus 1:10Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, or else they will grow even more numerous, so that if war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and then escape from the land.”
- 2 Samuel 15:31Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
- 2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Adonai had ordained to thwart Ahithophel’s good counsel, so that Adonai might bring evil upon Absalom.
- Job 5:12Who frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands attain no success.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.
- Isaiah 7:5because Aram has plotted harm against you, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah saying,
- Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, O peoples— but you will be broken in pieces. Give ear, all you of far countries. Arm yourselves—yet be shattered! Arm yourselves—yet be shattered!
- Isaiah 19:3The spirit of Egypt will drain within it, and I will confuse its counsel. So they will resort to idols, charmers, mediums and familiar spirits.
- Isaiah 44:23Sing, O heavens, for Adonai has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it! For Adonai has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified through Israel.
- Isaiah 44:25causing the omens of boasters to fail, making fools of diviners, turning wise men backward and making their knowledge foolish,
- Psalms 21:11You destroy their offspring from earth, their seed from the children of men.
- Psalms 140:8God my Lord, the strength of my deliverance, You shield my head in the day of battle.
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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