Psalms 89:16
blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
In Context
15justice and judgment are the preparation of thy throne. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face:
17and in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:8Thou shalt also number to thee seven weeks of years, that is to say, seven times seven, which together make forty-nine years:
Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.
Psalms 33:21For in him our heart shall rejoice: and in his holy name we have trusted.
Psalms 44:8But thou hast saved us from them that afflict us : and hast put them to shame that hate us.
Psalms 89:12Thine are the heavens, and thine is the earth: the world and the fulness thereof thou hast founded:
Isaiah 2:5O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:16-19
The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel… Read the whole commentary →