Psalm 33:1-11

Praise to the Creator and Preserver

33¹ Rejoice in Jehovah, O ye righteous: Praise is comely for the upright. ² Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings. ³ Sing unto him a new song; Play skilfully with a loud noise. ⁴ For the word of Jehovah is right; And all his work is [done] in faithfulness. ⁵ He loveth righteousness and justice: The earth is full of the lovingkindness of Jehovah. ⁶ By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. ⁷ He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses. ⁸ Let all the earth fear Jehovah: Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. ⁹ For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. ¹⁰ Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect. ¹¹ The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 33:1-11

Commentary on Psalm 33:1-11

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Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful praise. Every endowment we possess, should be employed with all our skill and earnestness in God's service. His promises are all wise and good. His word is right, and therefore we are only in the right when we agree with it. His works are all done in truth. He is the righteous Lord, therefore loveth righteousness. What a pity it is that this earth, which is so full of the proofs and instances of God's goodness, should be so empty of his praises; and that of the multitudes who live upon his bounty, there are so few who live to his glory! What the Lord does, he does to purpose; it stands fast. He overrules all the counsels of men, and makes them serve his counsels; even that is fulfilled, which to us is most surprising, the eternal counsel of God, nor can any thing prevent its coming to pass.