Psalms 33:1
Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Yahweh, To the upright, seemly is praise.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
In Context
2Give ye thanks unto Yahweh with the lyre, With a harp of ten strings, make ye music unto him.
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God a thankoffering, And pay to the Most High thy vows;
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
Psalms 135:3Praise ye Yah, For good is Yahweh, Sing praises to his Name, For it is full of delight;
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.
Romans 5:19For, just as, through the disobedience of the one man, sinners, the many were constituted, so, also, through the obedience of the one, righteous, the many shall be constituted—
Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always: again, I will 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 →