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Psalm 33:12 KJV
Psalms · chapter 33 · verse 12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.Psalm 33:12 · King James Version
Psalm 33:12 in context
10The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Key words (Strong's)
- BlessedʼesherhappinessH835 →
- nationgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- chosenbâcharproperly, to tryH977 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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We are here taught to give to God the glory, I. Of his common providence towards all the children of men. Though he has endued man with understanding and freedom of will, yet he reserves to himself the government of him, and even of those very faculties by which he is qualified to govern himself. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-22