Our praise is a testimony of God’s power.
Psalm 33 is a hymn of praise, celebrating God’s divine power.
vv.1–3—The psalm opens with six terms that call on God’s people to praise Him.
—The praise of the upright is a beautiful thing.
“Sing a new song” is a prayer that God would give His people a new experience of deliverance. The songs of the psalmist are testimonies of their experience of God.
vv.4–9—The psalmist directs his attention to the power of God’s divine word.
—These verses echo Genesis 1, especially verses 2–16.
—Verse 9 captures the message of Genesis 1—God spoke, and it came to pass.
vv. 10–12—While creation obediently responded to the Word of God, the nations resisted. However, the nations are no match for God’s power.
Structure of verses 10–11:
A. The Lord frustrates the counsel of nations.
B. The Lord thwarts the plans of peoples.
A’. The Lord’s counsel forever stands.
B’. The Lord’s plans come from His heart and exist for the benefit of all generations.
vv. 13–19—The Lord’s supernatural love is supreme, and He is able to deliver His people from the most deadly circumstances.
The Lord is transcendent, wholly distinct from and above creation. Note the phrases “Looks down,” “sees everyone,” and “looks carefully.”
—The psalmist emphasizes the term “Great” in vv.16–17 (3x) to demonstrate the ineptness of great armies, great strength, or horses with great strength.
The Lord is immanent, personally close, and involved with creation and His people. Only God’s supernatural love can truly save, and this love is available to those who fear Him.
vv.20–22—God’s power is a help and shield to God’s people and is the reason for their hope, even as they pray for God’s supernatural love to be upon them.
—To wait on the Lord is to hope with expectation.
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