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1Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.

Psalms 33:1

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

  • Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

  • The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

  • Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-11)

Four things the psalmist expresses in these verses: I. The great desire he had that God might be praised. He did not think he did it so well himself, but that he wished others also might be employed in this work; the more the better, in this concert: it is the more like heaven. 1. Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon all good people (Ps. 33:1): Rejoice in the Lor…

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