📖 Psalms 33
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You godly ones, shout for joy because of the LORD! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
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Give thanks to the LORD with the harp! Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!
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Sing to him a new song! Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him!
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For the LORD’s decrees are just, and everything he does is fair.
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He promotes equity and justice; the LORD’s faithfulness extends throughout the earth.
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By the LORD’s decree the heavens were made; and by the breath of his mouth all the starry hosts.
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He piles up the water of the sea; he puts the oceans in storehouses.
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Let the whole earth fear the LORD! Let all who live in the world stand in awe of him!
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For he spoke, and it came into existence, he issued the decree, and it stood firm.
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The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
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The LORD’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.
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How blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.
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The LORD watches from heaven; he sees all people.
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From the place where he lives he looks carefully at all the earth’s inhabitants.
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He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.
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No king is delivered by his vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great might.
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A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.
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Look, the LORD takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
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by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.
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We wait for the LORD; he is our deliverer and shield.
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For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name.
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May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you.