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Psalm 33[a]

Praise of God’s Power and Providence

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Rejoice, you righteous, in the Lord;
    praise from the upright is fitting.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33 A hymn in which the just are invited (Ps 33:1–3) to praise God, who by a mere word (Ps 33:4–5) created the three-tiered universe of the heavens, the cosmic waters, and the earth (Ps 33:6–9). Human words, in contrast, effect nothing (Ps 33:10–11). The greatness of human beings consists in God’s choosing them as a special people and their faithful response (Ps 33:12–22).

Psalm 147[a]

God’s Word Restores Jerusalem

Hallelujah!

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How good to sing praise to our God;
    how pleasant to give fitting praise.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 147 The hymn is divided into three sections by the calls to praise in Ps 147:1, 7, 12. The first section praises the powerful creator who restores exiled Judah (Ps 147:1–6); the second section, the creator who provides food to animals and human beings; the third and climactic section exhorts the holy city to recognize it has been re-created and made the place of disclosure for God’s word, a word as life-giving as water.