Psalm 33:1-22

¹Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. ² Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. ³ Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. ⁴ For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. ⁵ The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. ⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.⁹ For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.¹⁰ The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.¹¹ But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.¹³ From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;¹⁴ from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—¹⁵ he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.¹⁶ No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.¹⁸ But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,¹⁹ to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.²⁰ We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.²¹ In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.²² May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.