Psalms 33:10-11

33:10 The Lord frustrates 1  the decisions of the nations;

he nullifies the plans 2  of the peoples.

33:11 The Lord’s decisions stand forever;

his plans abide throughout the ages. 3 

Psalms 92:5

92:5 How great are your works, O Lord!

Your plans are very intricate! 4 

Psalms 94:11

94:11 The Lord knows that

peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt. 5 

1 tn Heb “breaks” or “destroys.” The Hebrew perfect verbal forms here and in the next line generalize about the Lord’s activity.

2 tn Heb “thoughts.”

3 tn Heb “the thoughts of his heart for generation to generation.” The verb “abides” is supplied in the translation. The Lord’s “decisions” and “plans” here refer to his decrees and purposes.

5 tn Heb “very deep [are] your thoughts.” God’s “thoughts” refer here to his moral design of the world, as outlined in vv. 6-15.

7 tn Heb “the Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are emptiness.” The psalmist thinks specifically of the “thoughts” expressed in v. 7.