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Psalms 33:21
21For in Him our heart rejoices, Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.
Psalms 33:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
- New International Version (NIV)In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.
Context of Psalms 33:21
19To rescue their lives from death And keep them alive in famine. 20We wait [expectantly] for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For in Him our heart rejoices, Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name. 22Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us, In proportion as we have hoped in You.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:21 word by word
כִּי־ב֭וֹ יִשְׂמַ֣ח לִבֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֤י בְשֵׁ֖ם קָדְשׁ֣וֹ בָטָֽחְנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 33:21
- Psalms 13:5But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him.
- Psalms 30:10“Hear, O Lord, be gracious and show favor to me; O Lord, be my helper.”
- Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
- Isaiah 25:9It will be said in that day, “Indeed, this is our God for whom we have waited that He would save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us shout for joy and rejoice in His salvation.”
- Zechariah 10:7Then Ephraim will be like a mighty warrior, And their heart will rejoice as if from wine; Yes, their children will see it and rejoice; Their heart will rejoice and shout triumphantly in the Lord.
- John 16:22So for now you are in grief; but I will see you again, and [then] your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away from you your [great] joy.
- 1 Chronicles 16:10Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
- Luke 1:47And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes all over and within [underneath their wings]; and day and night they never stop saying, “Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord God, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all], who was and who is and who is to come [the unchanging, eternal God].”
Commentaries on Psalms 33:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21For our heart shall rejoice in him - Here is the fruit of our confidence: our souls are always happy, because we have taken God for our portion.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21For our heart shall rejoice in him - See the notes at Psalm 13:5. Because we have trusted in his holy name - In “him,” the “name” often being put for the person himself. See the notes at Psalm 20:1. The idea is: (a) that the fact of our having put our trust in God is in itself an occasion of joy or rejoicing; (b) that the result will be joy, for we shall never be disappointed. It will always, and in all circumstances, be a source of joy to anyone that he…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 All the motions and operations of the souls of men, which no mortals know but themselves, God knows better than they do. Their hearts, as well as their times, are all in his hand; he formed the spirit of each man within him. All the powers of the creature depend upon him, and are of no account, of no avail at all, without him. If we make God's favour sure towards us, then we need not fear whatever is against us. We are to give to him the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22The faithful see God's power in creation and world events. They respond with trust, commitment, joy, and hope as they pray and wait for God's help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2220-22. waiteth--in earnest expectation.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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