33:1

רַנְּנוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּיהוָה לַיְשָׁרִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּה׃

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, Praise is comely for the upright.

33:2

הוֹדוּ לַיהוָה בְּכִנּוֹר בְּנֵבֶל עָשׂוֹר זַמְּרוּ־לוֹ׃

Give thanks unto the LORD with harp, Sing praises unto Him with the psaltery of ten strings.

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33:3

שִׁירוּ־לוֹ שִׁיר חָדָשׁ הֵיטִיבוּ נַגֵּן בִּתְרוּעָה׃

Sing unto Him a new song; Play skilfully amid shouts of joy.

33:4

כִּי־יָשָׁר דְּבַר־יְהוָה וְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂהוּ בֶּאֱמוּנָה׃

For the word of the LORD is upright; And all His work is done in faithfulness.

33:5

אֹהֵב צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט חֶסֶד יְהוָה מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ׃

He loveth righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the LORD.

33:6

בִּדְבַר יְהוָה שָׁמַיִם נַעֲשׂוּ וּבְרוּחַ פִּיו כָּל־צְבָאָם׃

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

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33:7

כֹּנֵס כַּנֵּד מֵי הַיָּם נֹתֵן בְּאֹצָרוֹת תְּהוֹמוֹת׃

He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap; He layeth up the deeps in storehouses.

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33:8

יִירְאוּ מֵיְהוָה כָּל־הָאָרֶץ מִמֶּנּוּ יָגוּרוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל׃

Let all the earth fear the LORD; Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

33:9

כִּי הוּא אָמַר וַיֶּהִי הוּא־צִוָּה וַיַּעֲמֹד׃

For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.

33:10

יְהוָה הֵפִיר עֲצַת־גּוֹיִם הֵנִיא מַחְשְׁבוֹת עַמִּים׃

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

33:11

עֲצַת יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם תַּעֲמֹד מַחְשְׁבוֹת לִבּוֹ לְדֹר וָדֹר׃

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.

33:12

אַשְׁרֵי הַגּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו הָעָם בָּחַר לְנַחֲלָה לוֹ׃

Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; The people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

33:13

מִשָּׁמַיִם הִבִּיט יְהוָה רָאָה אֶת־כָּל־בְּנֵי הָאָדָם׃

The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

33:14

מִמְּכוֹן־שִׁבְתּוֹ הִשְׁגִּיחַ אֶל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ׃

From the place of His habitation He looketh intently Upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

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33:15

הַיֹּצֵר יַחַד לִבָּם הַמֵּבִין אֶל־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם׃

He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their doings.

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33:16

אֵין־הַמֶּלֶךְ נוֹשָׁע בְּרָב־חָיִל גִּבּוֹר לֹא־יִנָּצֵל בְּרָב־כֹּחַ׃

A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

33:17

שֶׁקֶר הַסּוּס לִתְשׁוּעָה וּבְרֹב חֵילוֹ לֹא יְמַלֵּט׃

A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.

33:18

הִנֵּה עֵין יְהוָה אֶל־יְרֵאָיו לַמְיַחֲלִים לְחַסְדּוֹ׃

Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, Toward them that wait for His mercy;

33:19

לְהַצִּיל מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וּלְחַיּוֹתָם בָּרָעָב׃

To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.

33:20

נַפְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָה לַיהוָה עֶזְרֵנוּ וּמָגִנֵּנוּ הוּא׃

Our soul hath waited for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

33:21

כִּי־בוֹ יִשְׂמַח לִבֵּנוּ כִּי בְשֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ בָטָחְנוּ׃

For in Him doth our heart rejoice, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

33:22

יְהִי־חַסְדְּךָ יְהוָה עָלֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַלְנוּ לָךְ׃

Let Thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, According as we have waited for Thee.