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Psalm 33 Commentary

The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

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KEY THOUGHT: The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart to all generations. [Psalm 33:11 NKJV]

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Psalm 33 NKJV

The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

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

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

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

Let all the earth fear the Lord;
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
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 looks
On all the inhabitants of the earth;
15 He fashions their hearts individually;
He [c]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 [d]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.


Footnotes

a. Psalm 33:2 Lit. Sing to Him
b. Psalm 33:7 LXX, Tg., Vg. in a vessel
c. Psalm 33:15 understands
d. Psalm 33:17 false

New King James Version (NKJV)

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Psalm 33 Commentary

There is a growing sense of insecurity. What is the world up to next? What will they come up with? What are they planning with AI? What other poisons have they come up with?

It feels like they have it within their means and power to say or do anything they dream of.

But where is the place of God, the Creator God of the righteous?

Yes, the righteous know the Creator God, the Sovereign God loves justice and righteousness. But God’s space has continued to shrink as injustice and unrighteousness increase!

This psalm answers this question.

The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. Verse 5.

The bad choices of mortals won’t diminish the goodness of the LORD. Whoever is reading these lines should be grateful for an opportunity to say yes to Jesus. The next minute exists for this critical decision. Time means salvation! It flows out of the generosity of God, the goodness of the LORD God Almighty!

Yes, by the word of His mouth, the LORD commanded existence into existence. Further, He brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. Verse 10. It refers to the reign of the Son over His creation.

Read this psalm again and see that there isn’t any space uncovered by God’s rule, both in time and space!

God’s rule hasn’t shrunk. The rule of the evil one, together with his minions, hasn’t increased or expanded. This Verse 11 agrees with the following declaration: “The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the plans of His heart to all generations.”

“All generations” includes this generation, where we feel evil has taken so much root that we fear it might rule indefinitely.

Deception is a sponsored product of the evil one – creating an artificial absence of God’s goodness from the world, while creating an artificial overload of his rule.

Verse 18 is deeply important. The eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him. The remnant can rest secure in this fact. Their God (the Creator God) is fully in charge for all generations. Their souls shall He deliver from death!

Let the saint look at all this and rejoice. Let him sing to the LORD a new song! Let worship flow!

The material in this chapter feels current and familiar. Yes, you have read it from John 1. Then you know the rule of the Son is eternal! This chapter points humanity to the Son, to His rule, to His ultimate control of everything, and asks humanity to submit under His authority. Verse 8.

The saint can be happy and give thanks for all of this!


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  1. It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

    God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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  2. Profound. My life needs a new introduction to God. Not that I have been right, but because God desires to help me… I see an amazing Grace here. Having broken the first commandment, still God looks for me and helps me to build up with him… And live for him. A littles knowledge of the Lord will ignite my passion and desire to serve him. This morning I pledge to seek, live and serve the Lord Jesus Christ and His purposes everyday of my life.
    Beautiful lesson

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  3. The Lord reintroduces himself and shows Israel, He is all they need. Some boast in horses and others in chariots but we’ll boast in the Lord. He is able and the only one worthy of our trust. Lord teach me how to always look up to you at all times and not focus on my strength or capabilities. This is my prayer

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  4. This far too common today. Just do something that seems like true worship yet it’s intent and actual practice is not even close to the set standard by the Lord. I personally feel challenged of some things we do in our personal lives, the focus of many churches and ministries today. We’ll need to realize the Lord must be worship as he has personally guided. Provides a good start of my reflection today

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  5. In those days when there was no King everyone did as they pleased. This is a good reminder to us that we are on own when the King of Kings isn’t leading our lives we’ll be doing what is not right and the results will show clearly how life without Christ looks like. We thank God that even when it looks like he’s not there, he’s behind the scenes working. I have learnt to trust in the Lord always.

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  6. Iam seeing this being stressed… There was no King in Israel… So lawlessness is the order of the day. This shows how heartless and wicked man can be with out the right King in his life. He can do anything. May the Lord help us to allow Christ in our lives that every aspect of our lives is changed and we yield ourselves to him alone.

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  7. I’m sure as the two daughters in-law stayed in Naomi’s home they learned about the God of Israel and appreciated His works among his people. Ruth’s determination and what she says moves my heart. She’s convinced she must go with Naomi and wants to spend her life with her, this relationship was strong especially between a mother inlaw and a daughter in-law. Yet Ruth stays and how she puts it shows the depth of her heart, I’ll go with with you, your people will be my people, your God will be my God…

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