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Understanding the Text

Psalm 33 is atypical of the psalms in Book 1 in that it has no title, sharing this feature only with Psalm 10 (assuming, of course, that Psalms 1 and 2 are introductory). It is a good example of the hymn, which represents the “purest form” of praise to God, expressing who he is and what he does.[1]

The absence of a title has led to the speculation that this psalm was a continuation of Psalm 32, much like Psalms 9 and 10. In fact, Wilson cites at least ten Hebrew manuscripts that treat these two psalms as a single unit.[2] However, both the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint treat Psalm 33 as a separate psalm, and the Septuagint gives the ps…