God’s Word Translation
Psalms 64:10
10Righteous people will find joy in the Lord and take refuge in him. Everyone whose motives are decent will be able to brag.
Psalms 64:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.
Context of Psalms 64:10
8They will trip over their own tongues. Everyone who sees them will shake his head. 9Everyone will be afraid and conclude, “This is an act of God!” They will learn from what he has done. Righteous people will find joy in the Lord and take refuge in him. Everyone whose motives are decent will be able to brag.
Read all of Psalms 64Psalms 64:10 word by word
יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭יהוָה וְחָ֣סָה ב֑וֹ וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 64:10
- Psalms 32:11Be glad and find joy in the Lord, you righteous people. Sing with joy, all whose motives are decent.
- Psalms 33:1Joyfully sing to the Lord, you righteous people. Praising ⌞the Lord⌟ is proper for decent people.
- Psalms 40:3He placed a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see this and worship. They will trust the Lord.
- Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
- Psalms 68:2Blow them away like smoke. Let wicked people melt in God’s presence like wax next to a fire.
- Philippians 4:4Always be joyful in the Lord! I’ll say it again: Be joyful!
- Psalms 97:11Light dawns for righteous people and joy for those whose motives are decent.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will grow strong on the earth. The family of a decent person will be blessed.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30You are partners with Christ Jesus because of God. Jesus has become our wisdom sent from God, our approval, our holiness, and our ransom from sin.
Commentaries on Psalms 64:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The righteous shall be glad - They shall see that God does not abandon his followers to the malice of bad men. The rod of the wicked may come into the herttage of the just; but there it shall not rest. Calmet thinks that this is a prediction of the destruction of the Chaldeans, in consequence of which the Jewish people became highly respected by all the surrounding nations. But it may be applied more generally to the enmity of the wicked against the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him - That is, As the result of his gracious intervention, or as the effect of his judgments on the wicked, the righteous will rejoice on account of their own security, and put their trust in One who has thus shown himself to be the friend of holiness, and the enemy of sin. Whatever tends to reveal the divine character, or to make a proper exhibition of that character, will also lead good people…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 When God brings upon men the mischiefs they have desired on others, it is weight enough to sink a man to the lowest hell. Those who love cursing, it shall come upon them. Those who behold this shall understand, and observe God's hand in all; unless we do so, we are not likely to profit by the dispensations of Providence. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord; not glad of the misery and ruin of their fellow-creatures, but glad that God is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-10God acts righteously. God stops wickedness and gives the wicked what they intended for others.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Men, generally, will acknowledge God's work, and the righteous, rejoicing in it, shall be encouraged to trust Him (Psa 58:10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 64
- 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
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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