Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass, that you should make fortified cities crash into heaps of ruins,
Psalm 33:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The counsel of the Lord stands forever, the thoughts of His heart through all generations. American Standard Version (1901) The counsel of Jehovah standeth fast for ever, The thoughts of his heart to all generations. Common English Bible But the LORD’s plan stands forever; what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next. Catholic Public Domain Version The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good. |
Have you not heard that I determined it long ago? I planned from days of old what now I bring to pass, that you should make fortified cities crash into heaps of ruins,
But he stands alone, and who can dissuade him? What he desires, that he does.
The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.
I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it; God has done this so that all should stand in awe before him.
The Lord of hosts has sworn: As I have designed, so shall it be, and as I have planned, so shall it come to pass:
For the Lord of hosts has planned, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
declaring the outcome from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, “My purpose shall stand, and I will fulfill my intention,”
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways are justice; he is able to bring low those who walk in pride.
But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will,