Psalms 68:3

Psalms 68:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
• New International Version (NIV)But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!
• New King James Version (NKJV)But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

Context of Psalms 68:3

1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, and let them that hate him flee before him. 2As smoke is driven, thou wilt drive them away; as wax melteth before the fire, the wicked shall perish at the presence of God. But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy. 4Sing unto God, sing forth his name; cast up a way for him that rideth in the deserts: his name is Jah; and rejoice before him. 5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Psalms 68:3 word by word

וְֽצַדִּיקִ֗ים יִשְׂמְח֣וּ יַֽ֭עַלְצוּ לִפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֗ים וְיָשִׂ֥ישׂוּ בְשִׂמְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 68:3

• Psalms 32:11Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.
• Psalms 33:1Exult, ye righteous, in Jehovah: praise is comely for the upright.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:
• Psalms 64:10The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
• Psalms 97:12Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous; and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, heaven, and [ye] saints and apostles and prophets; for God has judged your judgment upon her.
• Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready.
• Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing aloud to Jehovah, let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation;
• Psalms 98:8Let the floods clap [their] hands; let the mountains sing for joy together,
• Psalms 100:1Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth!
• Deuteronomy 12:12And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your bondmen, and your handmaids, and the Levite that is within your gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with you.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:16rejoice always;
• Psalms 21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.
• Psalms 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto the God of the gladness of my joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
• 1 Peter 1:8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom [though] not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with [the] glory,

Commentaries on Psalms 68:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3But let the righteous be glad - That is, Let them be prosperous and happy; let them be under thy protecting care, and partake of thy favor. While the wicked are driven away like smoke, let the righteous live, and flourish, and be safe. Compare Psalm 32:11. Let them rejoice beore God - In the presence of God; or as admitted to his presence. The wicked will be driven far off; the righteous will be admitted to his presence, and will rejoice before him. Yea…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The fate of the godly is different from that of the wicked (see Psalm 1:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-3. Compare Nu 10:35; Psa 1:4; 22:14, on the figures here used. before him--as in Psa 68:2, from His presence, as dreaded; but in Psa 68:3, in His presence, as under His protection (Psa 61:7).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 68

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings