Psalms 33:12
Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he hath chosen for himself as a heritage.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
13The Lord looketh from heaven; he seeth all the sons of men.
Cross References
Exodus 34:9And he said, If now I have found grace in thy eyes, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go among us; even because it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon thou our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thy heritage.
Deuteronomy 32:9For the portion of the Lord is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
2 Samuel 20:19I am one of the peaceful and faithful [cities] in Israel; thou seekest to overthrow a city and a metropolis in Israel: why wilt thou destroy the inheritance of the Lord?
Psalms 65:4(65:5) Happy is he whom thou choosest, and causest to approach, that he may dwell in thy courts: let us be satisfied with the happiness of thy house, the holiness of thy temple.
Psalms 144:15Happy the people, that fare thus: happy 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 the right hand of my righteousness.
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 →