New International Version
Psalms 33:21
21In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
Context of Psalms 33:21
19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. 20We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. 22May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.
Read all of Psalms 33Psalms 33:21 word by word
כִּי־ב֭וֹ יִשְׂמַ֣ח לִבֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֤י בְשֵׁ֖ם קָדְשׁ֣וֹ בָטָֽחְנוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 33:21
- Psalms 13:5But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
- Psalms 30:10Hear, Lord, and be merciful to me; Lord, be my help.”
- Psalms 32:10Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.
- Isaiah 25:9In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
- Zechariah 10:7The Ephraimites will become like warriors, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
- John 16:22So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- 1 Chronicles 16:10Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
- Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
- Revelation 4:8Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
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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