10 The Lord breaketh the [a]counsel of the heathen, and bringeth to nought the devices of the people.

11 The counsel of the Lord shall stand forever, and the thoughts of his heart throughout all ages.

12 Blessed is that nation, whose [b]God is the Lord: even the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 33:10 No counsel can prevail against God, but he defeateth it, and it shall have evil success.
  2. Psalm 33:12 He showeth that all our felicity standeth in this, that the Lord is our God.

10 The Lord foils(A) the plans(B) of the nations;(C)
    he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm(D) forever,
    the purposes(E) of his heart through all generations.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,(F)
    the people he chose(G) for his inheritance.(H)

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