Psalms 33:12
Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations.
13The LORD looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men;
Cross References
Exodus 34:9And he said: 'If now I have found grace in Thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray Thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Thine inheritance.'
Deuteronomy 32:9For the portion of the LORD is His people, Jacob the lot of His inheritance.
2 Samuel 20:19We are of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel; seekest thou to destroy a city and a mother in Israel? why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?'
Psalms 65:4(65-5) Happy is the man whom Thou choosest, and bringest near, that he may dwell in Thy courts; may we be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, the holy place of Thy temple!
Psalms 144:15Happy is the people that is in such a case. Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD.
Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not, for I am with thee, be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I strengthen thee, yea, I help thee; yea, I uphold thee with My victorious right hand.
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 →