Psalm 33
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Summary
The Psalmist declares that the Lord loves both righteousness and righteous judgement. The nation who claims that God is their Lord will be blessed.
| KJV | JST |
| (1) Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. | (1) Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. To praise the Lord is comely for the upright in heart. |
| (2) Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. | (2) Praise the Lord with thy voice, sing unto him with the psaltery and harp, |
| (4) For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. | (4) For the word of the Lord is given to the upright, and all his works are done in truth. |
| (9) For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. | (9) For he spake and it was finished, he commanded and it stood fast. |
| (12) Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. | (12) Blessed are the nations and the people whom the Lord God hath chosen for his own inheritance. |
| (19) To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. | (19) To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in a time of famine. |
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