New English Translation
Psalms 97:12
12You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.
Psalms 97:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- New International Version (NIV)Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
Context of Psalms 97:12
10You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his faithful followers; he delivers them from the power of the wicked. 11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy. You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.
Read all of Psalms 97Psalms 97:12 word by word
שִׂמְח֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וְ֝הוֹד֗וּ לְזֵ֣כֶר קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 97:12
- 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.
- Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Zephaniah 3:14Shout for joy, Daughter Zion! Shout out, Israel! Be happy and boast with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!
- Psalms 30:4Sing to the Lord, you faithful followers of his; give thanks to his holy name.
- Psalms 60:6God has spoken in his sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
- Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. Lord, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.
- Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a little while as seemed good to them, but he does so for our benefit, that we may share his holiness.
Commentaries on Psalms 97:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous - It is your privilege to be happy. Exult in him through whom ye have received the atonement. Rejoice; but let it be in the Lord. All other joy is the mirth of fools, which is as the crackling of thorns under a pot - it is a luminous blaze for a moment, and leaves nothing but smoke and ashes behind. At the remembrance of his holiness - But why should you give thanks at the remembrance that God is holy? Because he has…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous - See the notes at Psalm 33:1. And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness - Margin, “to the memorial” (compare Psalm 30:4). The idea is, “to the memory of his holiness;” that is, when his holiness comes before the mind; when it is remembered; when it is thought of. Give thanks or rejoice, (a) that God is holy; that he is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity; that there is One eternally pure who presides over the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The faithful servants of God may well rejoice and be glad, because he is glorified; and whatever tends to his honour, is his people's pleasure. Care is taken for their safety. But something more is meant than their lives. The Lord will preserve the souls of his saints from sin, from apostacy, and despair, under their greatest trials. He will deliver them out of the hands of the wicked one, and preserve them safe to his heavenly kingdom. And…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-12Jerusalem rejoices at the news of the Lord’s coming, for he brings justice and rescues the upright of heart.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Let gratitude for the blessings of providence and grace incite saints (Psa 4:3) to holy living. Spiritual blessings are in store, represented by light (Psa 27:1) and gladness.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 97
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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