Psalms 33:12

“That our sons [may be] as plants grown up in their youth, etc.] The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read, “whose sons [are as] plants”, etc. as if this and what follows were a description of the families, estates, substance, and outward happiness of wicked men, the enemies of David, the strange children he desired to be delivered from, agreeably to (<182107>Job 21:7-13 <197304>Psalm 73:4,5,7,12); and if the word “saying”, or “who say”, be supplied, as by somef1929, and connected with “that our sons are”, etc. they may express the vain boastings of these men, and explain what is meant by the vanity their mouth spake; as well as furnish out another reason for…”

“The inference from the foregoing in Psa 33:12 is illustrated by God's special providence, underlying which is His minute knowledge of all men.”

“Blessed is the nation - For the meaning of the word “blessed,” see the notes at Psalms 1:1. The idea here is, that the nation referred to is happy, or that its condition is desirable. What is true of a nation is also as true of an individual. Whose God is the Lord - Whose God is Yahweh - for so this is in the original Hebrew. That is, the nation which worships Yahweh, and is under his protection. This is evidently said to distinguish such a nation from those which worshipped false gods or idols. Such a nation is blessed or happy, because: (a) He is a real God, the true God, and not an imagination or fiction; (b) because His laws are just and good, and their observance will always tend to…”

“33:12 People who fear God are chosen as his inheritance (see 33:13-19); this excludes rebellious people (78:62).”

“Blessed: Psa 144:15, Psa 147:19, Psa 147:20; Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Deu 33:29 people: Psa 65:4, Psa 135:4; Deu 7:6-8; Joh 15:16; Eph 1:4; Pe1 2:9 his own: Psa 28:9; Jer 10:16; Tit 2:14 Psalms 33:13”

“Hence the call to praise God is supported (2) by a setting forth of that which His people possess in Him. This portion of the song is like a paraphrase of the אשׁרי in Deu 33:29. The theme in Psa 33:12 is proved in Psa 33:13 by the fact, that Jahve is the omniscient Ruler, because He is the Creator of men, without whose knowledge nothing is undertaken either secretly or openly, and especially if against His people. Then in Psa 33:16 it is supported by the fact, that His people have in Jahve a stronger defence than the greatest worldly power would be. Jahve is called the fashioner of all the hearts of men, as in Zac 12:1, cf. Pro 24:12, as being their Maker. As such He is also the observer of…”