Psalms 33

This was an experimental piece and I had never put it to a score. So here is the psalm for my today.

 2012 was the last time I posted about this psalm - the only psalm between 3 and 41 without an inscription. This makes it stand out in Book 1 as important - not only that but it is celebrated by Psalms 34. (All acrostic psalms celebrate the immediately preceding non-acrostic psalm.)

This psalm anticipates later themes in the Psalter. There's a conversation beginning here with Ken Schenck on reading the whole Bible. Ken is among the most disciplined teachers I have come across. This psalm made me think about how we read the Biblical Story.

	Psalms 33	Fn	Min	Max	Syll
רַנְּנ֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה לַ֝יְשָׁרִ֗ים נָאוָ֥ה תְהִלָּֽה	1 Shout for joy, righteous ones, in Yahweh. To the upright praise is lovely.		3e	4B	7 8
הוֹד֣וּ לַיהוָ֣ה בְּכִנּ֑וֹר בְּנֵ֥בֶל עָ֝שׂ֗וֹר זַמְּרוּ־לֽוֹ	2 Give thanks to Yahweh on a harp. On a ten-stringed lute sing a psalm to him.		3e	4B	7 7
שִֽׁירוּ־ל֭וֹ שִׁ֣יר חָדָ֑שׁ הֵיטִ֥יבוּ נַ֝גֵּ֗ן בִּתְרוּעָֽה	3 Sing to him a new song. Well-practiced, perform with jubilation.		3e	4B	5 8
כִּֽי־יָשָׁ֥ר דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ בֶּאֱמוּנָֽה	4 For upright is the word of Yahweh, and all he makes is in faithfulness.		3e	4A	6 10
אֹ֭הֵב צְדָקָ֣ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט חֶ֥סֶד יְ֝הוָ֗ה מָלְאָ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ	5 loving righteousness and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of Yahweh.	g	3e	4B	8 9
בִּדְבַ֣ר יְ֭הוָה שָׁמַ֣יִם נַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּבְר֥וּחַ פִּ֝֗יו כָּל־צְבָאָֽם	6 In the word of Yahweh the heavens are made, and in the wind of his mouth all their hosts,		3e	4B	9 8
כֹּנֵ֣ס כַּ֭נֵּד מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵ֖ן בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת	7 garnering as a heap the waters of the sea, giving abysses in treasuries.		3e	4B	7 9
יִֽירְא֣וּ מֵ֭יְהוָה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ מִמֶּ֥נּוּ יָ֝ג֗וּרוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י תֵבֵֽל	8 From Yahweh all the earth will fear. From him let all those sitting in the world be in awe.		3e	4B	9 11
כִּ֤י ה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר וַיֶּ֑הִי הֽוּא־צִ֝וָּ֗ה וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד	9 For he himself promises and it is, he himself commands and it stands.	C	3e	4C	7 7
יְֽהוָ֗ה הֵפִ֥יר עֲצַת־גּוֹיִ֑ם הֵ֝נִ֗יא מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת עַמִּֽים	10 Yahweh frustrates the counsel of nations. He hinders the devices of peoples.		3e	4A	8 7
עֲצַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תַּעֲמֹ֑ד מַחְשְׁב֥וֹת לִ֝בּ֗וֹ לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹֽר	11 The counsel of Yahweh forever will stand, the devices of his heart from generation to generation.		3e	4B	10 9
אַשְׁרֵ֣י הַ֭גּוֹי אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו הָעָ֓ם ׀ בָּחַ֖ר לְנַחֲלָ֣ה לֽוֹ	12 Happy the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people chosen as his inheritance.		3e	4B	12 9
מִ֭שָּׁמַיִם הִבִּ֣יט יְהוָ֑ה רָ֝אָ֗ה אֶֽת־כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָֽם	13 From the heavens Yahweh takes note. He sees all the human children.	g	3e	4B	7 9
מִֽמְּכוֹן־שִׁבְתּ֥וֹ הִשְׁגִּ֑יחַ אֶ֖ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָֽרֶץ	14 From his established seat he peers, at all those sitting on the earth.		3e	4B	7 7
הַיֹּצֵ֣ר יַ֣חַד לִבָּ֑ם הַ֝מֵּבִ֗ין אֶל־כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽם	15 He fashioned together their heart. He understands all their deeds.		3e	4B	7 9
אֵֽין־הַ֭מֶּלֶךְ נוֹשָׁ֣ע בְּרָב־חָ֑יִל גִּ֝בּ֗וֹר לֹֽא־יִנָּצֵ֥ל בְּרָב־כֹּֽחַ	16 There is no king victorious by abundant force. One who prevails is not delivered by abundant power.		3e	4B	10 9
שֶׁ֣קֶר הַ֭סּוּס לִתְשׁוּעָ֑ה וּבְרֹ֥ב חֵ֝יל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יְמַלֵּֽט	17 A false hope is the horse in victory, and in his abundant force he will not escape.	B	3e	4B	7 8
הִנֵּ֤ה עֵ֣ין יְ֭הוָה אֶל־יְרֵאָ֑יו לַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ	18 Note this: the eye of Yahweh is on those who fear him, on those in hope of his mercy,		3e	4C	9 7
לְהַצִּ֣יל מִמָּ֣וֶת נַפְשָׁ֑ם וּ֝לְחַיּוֹתָ֗ם בָּרָעָֽב	19 to deliver from death their being, and to keep them alive in scarcity.		3e	4B	8 7
נַ֭פְשֵׁנוּ חִכְּתָ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה עֶזְרֵ֖נוּ וּמָגִנֵּ֣נוּ הֽוּא	20 Our being tarries for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.	g	3e	4B	7 9
כִּי־ב֭וֹ יִשְׂמַ֣ח לִבֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֤י בְשֵׁ֖ם קָדְשׁ֣וֹ בָטָֽחְנוּ	21 For in him our heart will be glad, for in his holy name we have trusted.		3e	4C	6 8
יְהִֽי־חַסְדְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה עָלֵ֑ינוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר יִחַ֥לְנוּ לָֽךְ	22 Let your mercy Yahweh be on us, for it is of you that we hope.		3e	4B	10 7