Psalms 33:1
Be joyful, O ye righteous, in the Lord; [for] unto the righteous praise is comely.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay unto the Most High thy vows;
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord, and give thanks to his holy memorial.
Psalms 135:3Hallelujah; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is lovely.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of the Lord: but, the prayer of the upright [obtaineth] his favor.
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 →