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Psalm 33 Summary
Praise for God's Creative Power
A call to the righteous to rejoice and praise the Lord with instruments and new songs, celebrating that His word is right and His works are done in truth. The psalm exalts God's creative power, noting that by His word the heavens were made and waters gathered. It contrasts the futility of human strength and worldly counsel with the eternal counsel of the Lord, promising that nations blessed with the Lord as their God are happy.
Key themes
Key verses
Psalms 33:1-3
“Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.”
Psalms 33:6
“By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.”
Psalms 33:11
“The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.”
Psalms 33:12
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”
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