Psalms 33:1
Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
In Context
2Give ye thanks to Jehovah with a harp, With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him,
Cross References
Psalms 50:14Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!
Psalms 135:3Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant.
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
Romans 5:19for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.
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 →