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.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
[a]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 [b]as a heap;
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 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
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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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