New Living Translation
Psalms 68:3
3But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.
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
1Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies. Let those who hate God run for their lives. 2Blow them away like smoke. Melt them like wax in a fire. Let the wicked perish in the presence of God. But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy. 4Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord— rejoice in his presence! 5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:3 word by word
וְֽצַדִּיקִ֗ים יִשְׂמְח֣וּ יַֽ֭עַלְצוּ לִפְנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִ֗ים וְיָשִׂ֥ישׂוּ בְשִׂמְחָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:3
- Psalms 32:11So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!
- Psalms 33:1Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord; it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
- Psalms 58:10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Psalms 64:10The godly will rejoice in the Lord and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.
- Psalms 97:12May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her fate, O heaven and people of God and apostles and prophets! For at last God has judged her for your sakes.
- Revelation 19:7Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself.
- Psalms 95:1Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
- Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy
- Psalms 100:1Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
- Deuteronomy 12:12“You must celebrate there in the presence of the Lord your God with your sons and daughters and all your servants. And remember to include the Levites who live in your towns, for they will receive no allotment of land among you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16Always be joyful.
- Psalms 21:1How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.
- Psalms 43:4There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!
- 1 Peter 1:8You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
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
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