30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
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Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. …
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. …
A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-36)The temple being cleansed, we have here an account of the good use that was immediately made of it. A solemn assembly was called to meet the king at the temple, the very next day (2 Chron. 29:20); and very glad, no doubt, all the good people in Jerusalem were, when it was said, Let us go up to the house of the Lord , Ps. 122:1. As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready for him he lost no…
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