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Give thanks to the Lord with the harp.
Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument.
Sing to him a new song.[a]
Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him.[b]
For the Lord’s decrees[c] are just,[d]
and everything he does is fair.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:3 sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the lives of his people in fresh and exciting ways.
  2. Psalm 33:3 tn Heb “play skillfully with a loud shout.”
  3. Psalm 33:4 tn Heb “word.” In this context, which depicts the Lord as the sovereign creator and ruler of the world, the Lord’s “word” refers to the decrees whereby he governs his dominion.
  4. Psalm 33:4 tn Or “upright.”
  5. Psalm 33:4 tn Heb “and all his work [is done] with faithfulness.”