Verse 9
Psalms 33:9
New Living Translation
9
For when he spoke, the world began!<br>It appeared at his command.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י ה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר וַ/יֶּ֑הִי הֽוּא צִ֝וָּ֗ה וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹֽד
English Translation
For He said and it came to be; He commanded and it stood firm.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 33 Context
1
Let the godly sing for joy to the LORD;<br>it is fitting for the pure to praise him.<br>
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2
Praise the LORD with melodies on the lyre;<br>make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.<br>
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3
Sing a new song of praise to him;<br>play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.<br>
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4
For the word of the LORD holds true,<br>and we can trust everything he does.<br>
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5
He loves whatever is just and good;<br>the unfailing love of the LORD fills the earth.<br>
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6
The LORD merely spoke,<br>and the heavens were created.<br>He breathed the word,<br>and all the star...
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7
He assigned the sea its boundaries<br>and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.<br>
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8
Let the whole world fear the LORD,<br>and let everyone stand in awe of him.<br>
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9
For when he spoke, the world began!<br>It appeared at his command.<br>
10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations<br>and thwarts all their schemes.<br>
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11
But the LORD’s plans stand firm forever;<br>his intentions can never be shaken.<br>
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12
What joy for the nation whose God (Elohim) is the LORD,<br>whose people he has chosen as his inherit...
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13
The LORD looks down from heaven<br>and sees the whole human race.<br>
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14
From his throne he observes<br>all who live on the earth.<br>
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15
He made their hearts,<br>so he understands everything they do.<br>
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16
The best-equipped army cannot save a king,<br>nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.<br>
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17
Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory —<br>for all its strength, it cannot save you.<br>
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18
But the LORD watches over those who fear him,<br>those who rely on his unfailing love.<br>
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19
He rescues them from death<br>and keeps them alive in times of famine.<br>
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20
We put our hope in the LORD.<br>He is our help and our shield.<br>
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21
In him our hearts rejoice,<br>for we trust in his holy name.<br>
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22
Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD,<br>for our hope is in you alone.<br>
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