시편 Chapter 33

Translation: ESV

1

Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.

Key Message

Praise is befitting for the upright — it is the natural response offered by those in right relationship with God.

▸Psalm 33 is an anonymous praise psalm singing of God's sovereignty in creation and history.

Psalm 33 is an anonymous praise psalm singing of God's sovereignty in creation and history. 'The righteous' and 'the upright' are those in right relationship with God, and for them praise is not an obligation but 'befitting (naveh).' Praise flows naturally from the identity of the believer.

6

By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

Key Message

God made the heavens and all their host by a single word — this creative power is the basis for praise.

▸Creation was accomplished through God's 'word (davar)' and 'breath of his mouth (ruah piv).

12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage!

Key Message

Making the LORD one's God is true blessing, and from this relationship blessing flows.

▸'The nation whose God is the LORD' — this is the source of blessedness.

18

Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,

Key Message

God's eyes are directed toward those who fear him and hope in his steadfast love — this is true protection and salvation.

▸'The eye of the LORD (ein Yahweh)' — watching, paying attention — declares that God's eyes are particularly directed toward those who fear him.

22

Let your steadfast love, O LORD, be upon us, even as we hope in you.

Key Message

Praise leads to prayer — trust and hope in God's steadfast love (hesed) is the conclusion of faith.

▸The conclusion and prayer of Psalm 33.