New English Translation
Psalms 64:10
10The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.
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
8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder, 9and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds. The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.
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יִשְׂמַ֬ח צַדִּ֣יק בַּ֭יהוָה וְחָ֣סָה ב֑וֹ וְ֝יִתְהַֽלְל֗וּ כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 64:10
- Psalms 32:11Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
- Psalms 33:1You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.
- Psalms 40:3He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!
- Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 68:2As smoke is driven away by the wind, so you drive them away. As wax melts before fire, so the wicked are destroyed before God.
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
- Psalms 97:11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30He is the reason you have a relationship with Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,
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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