Psalms 33:12-16 in English

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, The people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Jehovah looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh forth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹³ What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?

¹⁴ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁵ Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:

¹⁶ but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord listened to them,

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men;

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Yahweh blesses those nations who choose him to be their God; He is pleased with those whom he has chosen to receive what he has promised.

¹³ Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees all us people;

¹⁴ from where he rules MTY, he looks down on all the people who live on the earth.

¹⁵ He formed our inner beings, and he sees everything that we do.

¹⁶ It is not because a king has a great army that he is able to win battles, and it is not because a soldier is very strong that he is able to defeat his enemy.

¹² What man is there that desires life, loving to see good days?

¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.

¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer:

¹⁶ but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. The righteous cried, and the Lord listened to them,

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

¹³ The Lord is looking down from heaven; he sees all the sons of men;

¹⁴ From his house he keeps watch on all who are living on the earth;

¹⁵ He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

¹⁶ A king's salvation is not in the power of his army; a strong man does not get free by his great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!

¹³ Jehovah looketh from the heavens; he beholdeth all the sons of men:

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh forth upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He who fashioneth the hearts of them all, who considereth all their works.

¹⁶ The king is not saved by the multitude of his forces; a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹³ Who is the man that desireth life: who loveth to see good days?

¹⁴ Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁵ Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it.

¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are upon the just: and his ears unto their prayers.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he has chosen as specially belonging to him.

¹³ The Lord looks from heaven and sees the whole of humanity,

¹⁴ from his throne he watches all those who live on earth.

¹⁵ He created their minds, so he knows everything they do.

¹⁶ Even the greatest army cannot save a king; the greatest strength cannot save a warrior.

¹² Blessed is that nation, whose God is the Lord: euen the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance.

¹³ The Lord looketh downe from heauen, and beholdeth all the children of men.

¹⁴ From the habitation of his dwelling he beholdeth all them that dwell in the earth.

¹⁵ He facioneth their hearts euery one, and vnderstandeth all their workes.

¹⁶ The King is not saued by the multitude of an hoste, neither is the mightie man deliuered by great strength.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;

¹⁴ From the place of His habitation He looketh intently upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, that considereth all their doings.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by the multitude of a host; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh Upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts alike; He considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.

¹³ The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he directeth his view upon all the inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts altogether; he hath regard to all their works.

¹⁶ The king is not saved by the multitude of an army: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

¹³ What man is there that desires life, Loving to see good days?

¹⁴ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

¹⁵ Turn away from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

¹⁶ The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open to their prayer:

¹² Happy the nation whose God is Jehovah; The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh down from heaven; He beholdeth all the children of men;

¹⁴ From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the earth,—

¹⁵ He that formed the hearts of all, And observeth all their works.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.

¹² Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.

¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;

¹⁴ from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

¹⁵ He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.

¹⁶ It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;

¹² Happy the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for himself as his own.

¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven, he sees all of humanity;

¹⁴ from where he rules he gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

¹⁵ He fashions the hearts of them all, and gives heed to all that they do.

¹⁶ It is not by great armies that kings are victorious, it is not by great strength that a warrior saves himself;

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Adonai , the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Adonai looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen as his own inheritance.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven; he sees all the people.

¹⁴ From the place where he lives, he looks down on all who live on the earth.

¹⁵ He who shapes the hearts of them all observes all their deeds.

¹⁶ No king is saved by a vast army; a warrior is not saved by his great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ Yahweh looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

¹⁵ He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

¹³ The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the place of his habitation he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth,

¹⁵ he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.

¹⁶ There is no king saved by the multitude of an army. A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

¹² Blessed is the folk, whose Lord is his God; the people which he chose into heritage to himself.

¹³ The Lord beheld from heaven; he saw all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From his dwelling place made ready before; he beheld on all men, that inhabit the earth.

¹⁵ Which made singularly, either each by himself, the souls of them; which understandeth all the works of them.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by much virtue, that is, strength; and a giant shall not be saved in the muchliness of his virtue.

¹² Blessed is the folk, whose Lord is his God; the people which he chose into heritage to himself. (Happy is the nation, whose God is the Lord; the people whom he chose for his own inheritance.)

¹³ The Lord beheld from heaven; he saw all the sons of men. (The Lord looked down from heaven; he saw all the sons and daughters of men.)

¹⁴ From his dwelling place made ready before; he beheld on all men, that inhabit the earth, (or he looketh on all those who inhabit the earth).

¹⁵ Which made singularly, either each by himself, the souls of them; which understandeth all the works of them. (Who made each one of them individually; and who understandeth all their works, or their deeds.)

¹⁶ A king is not saved by much virtue, that is, strength; and a giant shall not be saved in the muchliness of his virtue. (A king is not saved by his large host, or his army; and a mighty man shall not be saved by his great strength.)

¹² O the happiness of the nation whose God is Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.

¹³ From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.

¹⁴ From the fixed place of His dwelling, He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;

¹⁵ Who is forming their hearts together, Who is attending unto all their works.

¹⁶ The king is not saved by the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered, By abundance of power.