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Psalms 97:12
12May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise 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 godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked. 11Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise 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 32:11So 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.
- Habakkuk 3:17Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,
- Zephaniah 3:14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem!
- Philippians 4:4Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice!
- Psalms 30:4Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name.
- Psalms 60:6God has promised this by his holiness: “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.
- Habakkuk 1:12O Lord my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal— surely you do not plan to wipe us out? O Lord, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us, to punish us for our many sins.
- Hebrews 12:10For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in 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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