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10 The Lord thwarts the plans of nations
    and frustrates the designs of peoples.
11 But the plan of the Lord remains forever,
    the designs of his heart for all generations.
12 [a]Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:12 The psalmist now meditates on the election of God’s people, after he has stressed the Lord’s power and steadfast carrying out of his plans.
  2. Psalm 33:12 The Lord freely chose his people as his heritage (see Pss 28:9; 74:2; 78:62, 71; 94:5, 14; 106:5, 40; Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 9:26, 29).