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Psalms 68:3
3As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.
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
1For the music director, a psalm of David, a song. 2Let God arise! Let His enemies be scattered! Let those who hate Him flee before Him. As smoke is blown away, may You blow them away. As wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God. 4But let the righteous be glad. Let them exult before God. Let them rejoice with gladness. 5Sing to God, sing praises to His Name. Prepare the road for Him who rides through the deserts, whose Name is Adonai— and rejoice before Him.
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 32:11Be glad in Adonai and rejoice, you righteous, and shout for joy, all who are upright in heart.
- Psalms 33:1Sing for joy to Adonai, you righteous. Praise is fitting for the upright.
- Psalms 58:10Even before your pots can feel a thorn —whether alive or ablaze— He will sweep the wicked away.
- Psalms 64:10Then all men will fear. So they will declare the work of God, and ponder what He has done.
- Psalms 97:12Rejoice in Adonai, you righteous ones, and praise His holy Name.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you kedoshim, emissaries and prophets! For God has judged her condemnation of you!”
- Revelation 19:7Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready,
- Psalms 95:1O come, let us sing for joy to Adonai. Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
- Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing for joy together—
- Psalms 100:1A psalm of thanksgiving. Shout joyfully to Adonai, all the earth!
- Deuteronomy 12:12Then you will rejoice before Adonai your God—you and your sons and daughters, your slaves and maids, and the Levite in your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16Rejoice always,
- Psalms 21:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 43:4Then I will come to the altar of God, to the God of my exceeding joy, and praise You upon the harp —O God, my God.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him. And even though you don’t see Him now, you trust Him and are filled with a joy that is glorious beyond words,
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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