PSALM 33
The Great and Awesome God
Psalm 33:1
BIBLE TEXT: "Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright." (Psalm 33:1 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The righteous are most comely clad with the garment of praise, but praise becomes nothing but ugly garb when worn by the wicked.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: “To rejoice in self is foolish, to rejoice in sin is fatal, but to rejoice in God is heavenly.” (Charles Spurgeon)
Psalm 33:2-3
BIBLE TEXT: "Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise." (Psalm 33:2-3 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: Although true worship may be accompanied on harp strings, it actually occurs on heartstrings!
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: “Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.” (Walter Savage Landor)
Psalm 33:4
BIBLE TEXT: "For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth." (Psalm 33:4 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: Truth is declared by God’s Word and demonstrated by God’s works.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: The works of God and the Word of God is the divine version of show-and-tell. (Acts 1:1)
Psalm 33:5
BIBLE TEXT: "He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord." (Psalm 33:5 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: If God loves righteousness and justice, He must loath unrighteousness and injustice, since you can’t do one without the other.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: The earth is not full of goodness because man is good, but only because God is good. Make no mistake about it; all the goodness on this globe is attributable to the goodness of its God.
Psalm 33:6
BIBLE TEXT: "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth." (Psalm 33:6 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The universe did not evolve out of nothing over eons, but was instantly spoken into existence by God.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Not only does God measure the universe by the span of His hand (Isaiah 40:12), but He created it with the breath of His mouth.
Psalm 33:7
BIBLE TEXT: "He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses." (Psalm 33:7 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: It is God who halts the deluge of the earth by heaping up the depths of the sea.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: The seas are not only cupped, but also corralled in the hollow of God’s hand. (Isaiah 40:12)
Psalm 33:8
BIBLE TEXT: "Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him." (Psalm 33:8 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The reverential awe of Divinity should be universal to all humanity.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: “Those know enough who know to fear God, who are careful in everything to please Him and fearful of offending Him in anything; this is the Alpha and Omega of knowledge.” (Matthew Henry)
Psalm 33:9
BIBLE TEXT: "For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." (Psalm 33:9 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: Whatever God says is so and whatever is made so by what He says shall stand fast forever.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Contrary to a popular saying—“God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.”—if God said it that settles it, whether you believe it or not.
Psalm 33:10
BIBLE TEXT: "The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect." (Psalm 33:10 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The Lord causes the counsel and cunning of the heathen to be ineffectual.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: The preordained plans and purposes of Divine Providence cannot in anyway be impeded nor prevented by people’s designs and devices.
Psalm 33:11
BIBLE TEXT: "The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations." (Psalm 33:11 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: Whatever God counsels or conceives is both immutable and immortal.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Contrary to popular opinion, the counsel of God is never outdated, but agelessly applicable.
Psalm 33:12
BIBLE TEXT: "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." (Psalm 33:12 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The blessed nation, whose God is the Lord, is one populated by a people chosen by God.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: How can God bless America if God is no longer the Lord of Americans?
Psalm 33:13-15
BIBLE TEXT: "The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works." (Psalm 33:13-15 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The Lord looks from Heaven upon all humanity, watching all the works of His earthly workmanship.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: Everyone on this earth is always under Heaven’s all-seeing eye.
Psalm 33:16-17
BIBLE TEXT: "There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength." (Psalm 33:16-17 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: It is Heaven, not military hosts or mighty horses that establish and ensure the thrones of Kings.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: How presumptuous it is for an earthly potentate, whose next breath is totally dependent upon God, to pompously pride himself in his earthy pomp and power.
Psalm 33:18-19
BIBLE TEXT: "Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine." (Psalm 33:18-19 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: To fear God and to hope in His mercy is to assure yourself that God will always be looking upon you and looking out for you.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: There is no hope for men in their own merits, but only in God’s mercy!
Psalm 33:20
BIBLE TEXT: "Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield." (Psalms 33:20 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The soul that can wait on the Lord must be wholeheartedly secure in the Lord.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: ”You can save a lot of time waiting on God.” (Adrian Rogers)
Psalm 33:21
BIBLE TEXT: "For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name." (Psalm 33:21 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: It is the heart that is resolved to trust in God that can rejoice in God.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: All who depend on God are eventually delighted with God, because in the end they’re never disappointed by God.
Psalm 33:22
BIBLE TEXT: "Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee." (Psalm 33:22 KJV)
BIBLE TWEET: The more hope you have in God the more mercy you’ll have from God.
BIBLE TAKEAWAY: The measure of God’s mercy toward us is meted out to us according to how much we hope in God.