“Sing joyfully to the LORD, you
righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to
praise him.
Praise the LORD with the harp;
make music to him on the
ten-stringed lyre.
Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
For the word of the LORD is right
and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The LORD loves righteousness and
justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing
love.
By the word of the LORD were the
heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of
his mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea
into jars;
he puts the deep into
storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD;
let all the people of the world
revere him.
For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood
firm.
The LORD foils the plans of the
nations;
he thwarts the purposes of the
peoples.
But the plans of the LORD stand
firm forever,
the purposes of his heart through
all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is
the LORD,
the people he chose for his
inheritance.
From heaven the LORD looks down
and sees all mankind;
from his dwelling place he watches
all who live on earth—
he who forms the hearts of all,
who considers everything they
do.
No king is saved by the size of his
army;
no warrior escapes by his great
strength.
A horse is a vain hope for
deliverance;
despite all its great strength it
cannot save.
But the eyes of the LORD are on
those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his
unfailing love,
to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.
We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
May your unfailing love be with
us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you.”
Psalm 33:1-22 NIV