Psalm 33  Contemporary English Version

⁴ The Lord is truthful;
    he can be trusted.
⁵ He loves justice and fairness,
and he is kind to everyone
    everywhere on earth.

⁶ The Lord made the heavens
and everything in them
    by his word.
⁷ He scooped up the ocean
    and stored the water.
⁸ Everyone in this world
should worship and honor
    the Lord!
⁹ As soon as he spoke
    the world was created;
at his command,
    the earth was formed.

¹⁰ The Lord destroys the plans
and spoils the schemes
    of the nations.
¹¹ But what the Lord has planned
will stand forever.
    His thoughts never change.
¹² The Lord blesses each nation
that worships only him.
    He blesses his chosen ones.
¹³ The Lord looks at the world
¹⁴ from his throne in heaven,
    and he watches us all.
¹⁵ The Lord gave us each a mind,
and nothing we do
    can be hidden from him.

^16 (A) Mighty armies alone
    cannot win wars for a king;
great strength by itself
    cannot keep a soldier safe.
¹⁷ In war the strength of a horse
cannot be trusted
    to take you to safety.
¹⁸ But the Lord watches over
all
    who honor him
    and trust his kindness.
¹⁹ He protects them from death
    and starvation.

²⁰ We depend on you, Lord,
    to help and protect us.
²¹ You make our hearts glad
because we trust you,
    the only God.
²² Be kind and bless us!
    We depend on you.