Psalms 33:10
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
9For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.
11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.
Cross References
Genesis 11:8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
2 Samuel 15:31And one told David, saying: 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' And David said: 'O LORD, I pray Thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.'
2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' — For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
2 Kings 6:9And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying: 'Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Arameans are coming down.'
Job 5:12He frustrateth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands can perform nothing substantial.
Psalms 9:15(9-16) The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:2-12
An Exhortation to Praise God. 1 Rejoice in the Lord , O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. 2 Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord . 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of… Read the whole commentary →