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Psalm 33

Sal. 33:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
l is the nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
whose God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
is the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; and the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
whom he hath chosen
bachar (Hebrew #977)
properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
KJV usage: acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Pronounce: baw-khar'
Origin: a primitive root
for his own inheritance
nachalah (Hebrew #5159)
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
Pronounce: nakh-al-aw'
Origin: from 5157 (in its usual sense)
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Blessed.
people.
his own.
 We are not God's inheritance, but heirs of God; but the greater elevation of the position does not destroy, though it may give a deeper application to, the principle. We have to walk through the world as the elect of God; and this is a most blessed position. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 33-36 by J.N. Darby)
 They may have failed greatly, but God having chosen Israel, will carry out “the thoughts of his heart” in regard to the nation. (Psalms 33 by H. Smith)
 The psalm closes with the godly looking to the Lord in dependence as they wait for the full establishment of the Millennial Kingdom of Christ (vs. 12-22). (Book 1. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed is the nation whose God is Jehovah, the people that he hath chosen for his inheritance!