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Psalms 33:8–11

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Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
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From verse 8

  1. Revelation 14:6–7Rank 1 from verse 8
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    6And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,

    7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

  2. Psalms 96:9–10Rank 2 from verse 8
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    9O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

    10Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.

  3. Revelation 15:4Rank 3 from verse 8
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    4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

  4. Psalms 22:27Rank 4 from verse 8
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    27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

  5. Jeremiah 10:7–12Rank 5 from verse 8
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    7Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

    8But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

    9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

    10But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

    11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

    12He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

From verse 9

  1. Genesis 1:3Rank 1 from verse 9
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    3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

  2. Psalms 33:6Rank 2 from verse 9
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    6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  3. Psalms 148:5–6Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.

    6He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.

  4. Revelation 4:11Rank 4 from verse 9
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    11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  5. Colossians 1:16–17Rank 5 from verse 9
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    16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

From verse 10

  1. Psalms 21:11Rank 1 from verse 10
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    11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

  2. Job 5:12–13Rank 2 from verse 10
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    12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

    13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  3. Isaiah 44:25Rank 3 from verse 10
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    25That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

  4. Proverbs 21:30Rank 4 from verse 10
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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  5. 2 Samuel 15:31Rank 5 from verse 10
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    31¶ And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 19:21Rank 1 from verse 11
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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  2. Isaiah 46:10Rank 2 from verse 11
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    10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

  3. Job 23:13Rank 3 from verse 11
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    13But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

  4. Isaiah 14:24Rank 4 from verse 11
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    24¶ The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

  5. Isaiah 55:8–9Rank 5 from verse 11
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    8¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

    9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 33:8

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

awe

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Fear mingled with admiration or reverence; reverential fear.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 33:9

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fast

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Sense 1: Firm, fixed, or secure. Sense 2: Moving quickly. Sense 3: A period or act of abstaining from food. Sense 4: To abstain from food for a time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 33:10

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heathen

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A Gentile or nation outside Israel; one associated with the worship of other gods.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

nought

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Nothing, no thing, no value, no effect, no result, or no payment or cost; to come or be brought to nought is to fail, perish, or be made ineffective, and to set one at nought is to despise, reject, or treat as worthless.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

effect

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Sense 1: A result, force, or accomplished outcome. Sense 2: To bring something to pass.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 33:11

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

standeth

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Third-person singular present form of stand, meaning to be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

generations

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Plural form of generation (offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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33:1REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

33:2Praise the Lord with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings.

33:3Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

33:4For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are done in truth.

33:5He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

33:7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.

33:8Let all the earth fear the Lord: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

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33:9For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

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33:10The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

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33:11The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

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33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

33:13The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

33:14From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

33:15He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

33:16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

33:17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

33:20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

33:21For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

33:22Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

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