Psalms 33 · Verse 10

Psalms 33:10

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Psalms 33:10, King James Version

Psalms 33:10 in other translations

BSBThe LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
WEBThe LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
ASVJehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
YLTJehovah made void the counsel of nations, He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
DARBYJehovah frustrateth the counsel of the nations; he maketh the thoughts of the peoples of none effect.
BBEThe Lord undoes the designs of the nations; he makes the thoughts of the peoples without effect.
WebsterThe LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of no effect.

What does Psalms 33:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:10-11
10-11. In God's providence He thwarts men's purposes and executes His own. heathen--literally, "nations."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 33:1-11

Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful praise. Every endowment we possess, should be employed with all our skill and earnestness in God's service. His promises are all wise and good. His word is right, and therefore we are only in the right when we agree with it…

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Psalms 33:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הֵפִ֥ירhe.Firhe makes ineffectualH6331
עֲצַת\־'a.tzat-[the] counsel ofH6098
גּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimnationsH1471
הֵ֝נִ֗יאhe.Ni'he frustratesH5106
מַחְשְׁב֥וֹתmach.she.Vot[the] plans ofH4284
עַמִּֽים\׃'a.MimpeoplesH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 33:10

  • Psalms 21:11

    For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

  • Job 5:12-13

    He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

  • Isaiah 44:25

    That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 15:31

    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.

  • Psalms 140:8

    Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.

  • Isaiah 8:9-10

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Psalms 2:1-4

    Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

  • Psalms 9:15

    The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

  • Isaiah 7:5-7

    Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

  • 2 Samuel 17:23

    And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

  • Isaiah 19:3

    And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
The Lord.
2:1-4; 9:15; Ex 1:10-12; 2Sa 15:31,34; 17:14,23; Job 5:12,13
Pr 21:30; Isa 7:5-7; 8:9,10; 19:3,11-14; 44:23
bringeth. Heb. maketh frustrate.
Isa 44:25
he maketh.
21:11; 140:8

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Context

  • Psalms 33:9

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

  • Psalms 33:10

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

  • Psalms 33:11

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

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Psalms 33:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová hace nulo el consejo de las gentes, y frustra las maquinaciones de los pueblos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel dissipe le conseil des nations, il met à néant les desseins des peuples.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova macht zunichte den Ratschluß der Nationen, er vereitelt die Gedanken der Völker.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Timete Dominum, omnes sancti ejus, quoniam non est inopia timentibus eum.