Psalm 33

by La Shawn on April 24, 2005

in Faith

Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.

Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.

For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.

He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.

Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him.

For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

From heaven the LORD looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth — he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.

No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.

A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.

But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you. (Psalm 33)

{ 9 comments }

Mark Slater 04.24.05 at 4:05 pm

An excellent thought on this Lord’s Day. “Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;” (v.18). We [at least I] are apt to believe that those who hate God, in these times, are invincible…with their strong horses and armies. Our salvation is so much stronger!

Rafael Daniel 04.24.05 at 4:47 pm

Beautiful.

Evon Bachaus 04.24.05 at 5:11 pm

Amen. The Word of God just can’t be improved upon.

Montie 04.24.05 at 5:37 pm

Thanks La Shawn, I needed that! I don’t relish working Sundays, but that made it a little better.

Andy 04.24.05 at 7:44 pm

Amen

Mwalimu Daudi 04.24.05 at 9:18 pm

Amen! Thank you, La Shawn.

Alli 04.24.05 at 10:21 pm

Amen! One of my favorite worship songs is based on that. :) God bless.

Catez 04.25.05 at 10:34 pm

I read this last night. Just wanted to come back and say thankyou. It coincided with an important day for us here and was very timely.

mcconnell 04.28.05 at 1:49 am

You should see all the prayers from the students of KDES (deaf school on the campus of Gallaudet University) for Sgt. Earl (Jay) Beatty who went to Iraq late last year til March 2005. They had a special correspondence going on with him via Beatty’s blog he agreed to with the school to keep in touch. Check out my blog on it. Very touching and dramatic, too.

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