Psalms 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Cross References
Genesis 11:8So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.
2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
2 Kings 6:9Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
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 →