The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

33 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous!For praise from the upright is beautiful.² Praise the Lord with the harp;Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.³ Sing to Him a new song;Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right,And all His work is done in truth.⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;^[a]He lays up the deep in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.⁹ For He spoke, and it was done;He commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.¹¹ The counsel of the Lord stands forever,The plans of His heart to all generations.¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.

¹³ The Lord looks from heaven;He sees all the sons of men.¹⁴ From the place of His dwelling He looksOn all the inhabitants of the earth;¹⁵ He fashions their hearts individually;He considers all their works.

¹⁶ No king is saved by the multitude of an army;A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for safety;Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.

¹⁸ Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,On those who hope in His mercy,¹⁹ To deliver their soul from death,And to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waits for the Lord;He is our help and our shield.²¹ For our heart shall rejoice in Him,Because we have trusted in His holy name.²² Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us,Just as we hope in You.