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Revised Standard Version

Psalms 33:10

The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Thompson Chain Reference - Devices, Evil;   Evil;   Plans and Devices of Men;   Wicked, the;   The Topic Concordance - Counsel;   Gentiles/heathen;   God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Gentiles;   Heathen, the;   Providence of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Power;   Predestination;   Worship;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Providence of God;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Humility;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hymn;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Omnipotence;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Nought;   People;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - God;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 22;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;he thwarts the plans of the peoples.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
King James Version
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
English Standard Version
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
New Century Version
The Lord upsets the plans of nations; he ruins all their plans.
New English Translation
The Lord frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.
Amplified Bible
The LORD nullifies the counsel of the nations; He makes the thoughts and plans of the people ineffective.
New American Standard Bible
The LORD nullifies the plan of nations; He frustrates the plans of peoples.
World English Bible
Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde breaketh the counsell of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the deuices of the people.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh nullifies the counsel of the nations;He frustrates the thoughts of the peoples.
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Contemporary English Version
The Lord destroys the plans and spoils the schemes of the nations.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai brings to nothing the plans of nations, he foils the plans of the peoples.
Darby Translation
Jehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord can ruin every decision the nations make. He can spoil all their plans.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD brings the counsel of the Gentiles to nought; the LORD makes the devices of the people of no effect.
Good News Translation
The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations; he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh brings to nothing the plan of nations; he frustrates the intents of peoples.
Literal Translation
Jehovah voids the counsel of the nations, He frustrates the thoughts of the peoples.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE bryngeth the councell of the Heithen to naught, and turneth the deuyces of the people.
American Standard Version
Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
King James Version (1611)
The Lord bringeth the counsell of the heathen to nought: he maketh the deuices of the people, of none effect.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
God bringeth the counsell of the Heathen to naught: and maketh the deuises of the people to be of none effect.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord frustrates the counsels of the nations; he brings to nought also the reasonings of the peoples, and brings to nought the counsels of princes.
English Revised Version
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought: he maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of none effect.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord distrieth the counsels of folkis, forsothe he repreueth the thouytis of puplis; and he repreueth the counsels of prynces.
Update Bible Version
Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of no effect.
New King James Version
The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.
New Living Translation
The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.
New Life Bible
The Lord brings the plans of nations to nothing. He wrecks the plans of the people.
New Revised Standard
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, hath frustrated the counsel of nations, hath brought to nothing the devices of peoples.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(32-10) The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
THE MESSAGE
God takes the wind out of Babel pretense, he shoots down the world's power-schemes. God 's plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last. Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Contextual Overview

1 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright. 2 Praise the LORD with the lyre, make melody to him with the harp of ten strings! 3 Sing to him a new song, play skilfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his work is done in faithfulness. 5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. 6 By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; he put the deeps in storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD, let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood forth. 10 The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nought; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The Lord: Psalms 2:1-4, Psalms 9:15, Exodus 1:10-12, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23, Job 5:12, Job 5:13, Proverbs 21:30, Isaiah 7:5-7, Isaiah 8:9, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 19:11-14, Isaiah 44:23

bringeth: Heb. maketh frustrate, Isaiah 44:25

he maketh: Psalms 21:11, Psalms 140:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 11:7 - confound Numbers 22:20 - but yet Numbers 22:38 - have I 1 Kings 14:6 - thou wife 2 Chronicles 11:1 - an hundred 2 Chronicles 22:11 - she slew him not Nehemiah 4:15 - God Job 18:7 - his own Proverbs 19:21 - many Isaiah 14:24 - Surely Isaiah 25:1 - thy counsels Jeremiah 19:7 - I will make Jeremiah 48:30 - his lies shall not so effect it Jeremiah 50:45 - hear Daniel 11:36 - for Amos 5:5 - come Obadiah 1:8 - even Nahum 1:9 - do Matthew 2:8 - go Luke 1:51 - he hath scattered John 7:53 - General Acts 5:23 - The prison Acts 5:38 - for 1 Corinthians 2:6 - come Galatians 2:21 - do not Galatians 3:17 - none

Cross-References

Genesis 19:19
behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life; but I cannot flee to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me, and I die.
Genesis 32:30
So Jacob called the name of the place Peni'el, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life is preserved."
Genesis 33:12
Then Esau said, "Let us journey on our way, and I will go before you."
Genesis 33:13
But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are frail, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the flocks will die.
Genesis 43:3
But Judah said to him, "The man solemnly warned us, saying, 'You shall not see my face, unless your brother is with you.'
Genesis 47:29
And when the time drew near that Israel must die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh, and promise to deal loyally and truly with me. Do not bury me in Egypt,
Genesis 50:4
And when the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
Ruth 2:10
Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, when I am a foreigner?"
1 Samuel 20:3
But David replied, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes; and he thinks, 'Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.' But truly, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
2 Samuel 3:13
And he said, "Good; I will make a covenant with you; but one thing I require of you; that is, you shall not see my face, unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see my face."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought,.... The psalmist having taken notice of the works of creation, in order to excite the saints to praise, proceeds to observe the providence of God, and particularly that branch of it which lies in disappointing the designs of wicked men; it is wickedness which they consult and devise, and thin is against the Lord's people, his cause and interest, and so against himself; and though their schemes are formed and contrived with a great deal of subtlety, yet they are commonly blasted; whether laid by particular persons, as by Ahithophel against David; or by nations, whole bodies of men, as of the Egyptians and Assyrians against Israel; and of Jews and Gentiles against Christ and his cause;

he maketh the devices of the people of none effect; the same thing is expressed here as before, in different words, for the further confirmation of it, and that it might be attended to. This is the Lord's doing, he is omniscient, and knows all the secret plots and designs of men; and he is omnipotent, and counteracts them, and confounds them in all their measures; and is faithful to his people, cause, and interest.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought - Margin: “maketh frustrate.” The Hebrew word means to “break,” or to “annul.” The word here rendered “heathen” means “nations;” and the idea is that God, by his own overruling purpose and providence, frustrates the designs of the nations of the earth; that he carries forward his own designs and purposes in spite of theirs; that their plans avail nothing when they come in competition with his. their purposes must yield to His purpose. Compare Isaiah 8:9-10, note; Isaiah 19:3, note. All the plans and purposes of the nations of the earth that conflict with the purposes of God will be vain; all those plans, whatever they may be, will be made subservient under His providence to the promotion of His great designs.

He maketh the devices of the people of none effect - That is, He renders them vain, unsuccessful, ineffectual. The word “people” here is synonymous with “nations,” and the idea is, that whatever may be the thoughts and purposes of human beings, if they are opposed to the plans of God, or if they do not tend to promote His glory, they will be rendered futile or vain. God is a great and glorious Sovereign over all, and He will make everything subordinate to the promotion of His own great designs.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 33:10. The counsel of the heathen to naught — This appears to be similar to what is mentioned in the second Psalm; the useless attempts of the Gentiles to prevent the extension of the kingdom of Christ in the earth: and it may refer to similar attempts of ungodly nations or men to prevent the promulgation of the Gospel, and the universal dissemination of truth in the world.


 
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