Psalms 33:1
A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
In Context
2Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.
Psalms 135:3May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.
Proverbs 15:8The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.
Romans 5:19For as by the disobedience of one man, many were made sinners; so also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just.
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:1
This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm, I. Calls upon the righteous to praise God, ver. 1-3 . II. Furnishes us with matter for praise. We must praise God, 1. For his justice, goodness, and truth, appearing in his word, and in all his works, ver. 4, 5 . 2. For his power appearing in the work of creation, ver. 6-9 .… Read the whole commentary →