Psalms 33 · Verse 6

Psalms 33:6

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

Psalms 33:6 in other translations

BSBBy the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath of His mouth.
WEBBy the LORD’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth.
ASVBy the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
YLTBy the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
DARBYBy the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
BBEBy the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the army of heaven by the breath of his mouth.
WebsterBy the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

What does Psalms 33:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:4-9

4-9. Reasons for praise: first, God's truth, faithfulness, and mercy, generally; then, His creative power which all must honor.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made - This is illustrated in the Psa 33:9 verse: "He spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast." This evidently refers to the account of the creation, as it stands in the first chapter of Genesis.

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 33:6 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.

בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varby [the] word ofH1697
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yim[the] heavensH8064
נַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.Suthey were madeH6213
וּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achand by [the] breath ofH7307
פִּ֝֗יוPivmouth hisH6310
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
צְבָאָֽם\׃tze.va.'Amhost theirH6635

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

Cross references for Psalms 33:6

  • Hebrews 11:3

    Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

  • Job 33:4

    The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

  • 2 Peter 3:5

    For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

  • John 1:1-3

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

  • Psalms 33:9

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

  • Genesis 2:1

    Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

  • Genesis 2:7

    And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  • Genesis 6:7

    And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

  • John 20:22

    And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

  • Genesis 1:6

    And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

  • Psalms 104:30

    Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
By the.
9; 148:1-5; Ge 1:1; 6:7; Joh 1:1-3; Heb 11:3; 2Pe 3:5
the host.
148:2,3; Ge 2:1; De 4:19; Jer 8:2; Ro 1:25
breath.
104:30; Ge 2:7; Job 26:13; 33:4; Joh 20:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 33:5

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

  • Psalms 33:6

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

  • Psalms 33:7

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

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Psalms 33:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por la palabra de Jehová fueron hechos los cielos, y todo el ejército de ellos por el espíritu de su boca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les cieux ont été faits par la parole de l’ Éternel, et toute leur armée par l’esprit de sa bouche.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Durch Jehovas Wort sind die Himmel gemacht, und all ihr Heer durch den Hauch seines Mundes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Accedite ad eum, et illuminamini; et facies vestræ non confundentur.