Psalms 33:10
8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
- KJV
- The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
- WEB
- The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- ASV
- Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
- DARBY
- Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.
- BLB
- YHWH breaks apart the counsel of nations; He has diasllowed the plans of the peoples.
- ÅB
- Herren omstøter folkeslagenes råd,
han gjør folkenes tanker til intet. - OTB
- Herren forstyrrer folkenes råd;
Han hindrer folks planer. - B1930
- Herren omstøter hedningenes råd, han gjør folkenes tanker til intet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read in contextJob 5:12–13
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Read in contextIsaiah 44:25
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
Read in contextProverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Read in context2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Read in contextPsalms 140:8
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
Read in contextIsaiah 8:9–10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Read in contextPsalms 2:1–4
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
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