Psalms 33:12
O the happiness of the nation whose God [is] Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11The counsel of Jehovah to the age standeth, The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
13From the heavens hath Jehovah looked, He hath seen all the sons of men.
Cross References
Exodus 34:9and saith, 'If, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, O my Lord, let my Lord, I pray Thee, go in our midst (for it [is] a stiff-necked people), and thou hast forgiven our iniquity and our sin, and hast inherited us.'
Deuteronomy 32:9For Jehovah's portion [is] His people, Jacob [is] the line of His inheritance.
2 Samuel 20:19I [am] of the peaceable — faithful ones of Israel; thou art seeking to destroy a city, and a mother in Israel; why dost thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
Psalms 65:4O the happiness of [him whom] Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple.
Psalms 144:15O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God [is] Jehovah!
Isaiah 41:10Be not afraid, for with thee I [am], Look not around, for I [am] thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld 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 →