Psalms 33:1
Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD! For praise becometh the upright.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
In Context
2Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Offer to God thanksgiving, And pay thy vows to the Most High!
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD, And praise his holy name!
Psalms 135:3Praise ye the LORD, for the LORD is good; Praise his name, for he is kind!
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; But the prayer of the righteous is his delight.
Romans 5:19For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of the one man will the many be made righteous.
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say it, 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 →