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Psalms 33:1-22

Psalms 33

The Future Praise of Jehovah

1. The call to praise Jehovah (Psalms 33:1)

2. His praise as the Creator (Psalms 33:4)

3. His praise of His governmental dealings (Psalms 33:10)

4. His praise as the Keeper and Deliverer of the Righteous (Psalms 33:18)

What the last verse of the preceding Psalm exhorts to shout for joy, is in this Psalm more fully unfolded. Such praise the Lord has not yet received, it looks forward to millennial times when all earth fears the Lord and all the inhabitants stand in awe of Him (Psalms 33:8). Now they oppose and defy Him and His Word. Then the counsel of the nations will be brought to nought and His people Israel, His own nation, will be blessed. The last verse is a prayer that His mercy may be bestowed upon His people Israel, who hope in Him.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    PSALM XXXIII _The Lord is praised for his works of creation_, 1-9; _and for the stability of his own counsels_, 10, 11. _The blessedness of the people who have the knowledge of the_ _true God, his...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    REJOICE IN THE LORD, O YE RIGHTEOUS - This is the sentiment with which the preceding psalm closes. See the notes at Psalms 32:11. FOR PRAISE IS COMELY FOR THE UPRIGHT - Is befitting, suitable, proper....

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XXXIII. A SONG OF PRAISE. This Ps. has no title in MT. It may have been added at a later time to an older collection, probably Psalms 33:3. The LXX prefix, By David, when he changed his face before Ab...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    REJOICE. Shout for joy. Psalms 33 (without. title) is thus linked on to Psalms 32:11. Other links maybe noted: Compare Psalms 32:8 with Psalms 33:17. and...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Rejoice_ Shout for joy: the same verb as in Psalms 32:11 _b_, though in a different form. As in that verse, _the righteous_and _the upright_, the true Israelites, are addressed. Praise is their duty...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Introductory call to praise....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    _God is to be praised for his goodness, for his power, and for his providence. Confidence is to be placed in God._ _A Psalm_ of David. _TITLE_— This is said to be a psalm of David; but the particular...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Psalms 32, 33 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Felicitations to the Forgiven, and Examples of the Songs that they Sing. ANALYSIS Part I., Psalms 32. Stanza I., Psalms 32:1-4, Happy the Forgiven; yet Divine Discipl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _REJOICE IN THE LORD, O YE RIGHTEOUS: FOR PRAISE IS COMELY FOR THE UPRIGHT._ Psalms 33:1.-Call to the righteous to praise God with a new song (Psalms 33:1); ground of praise: the truth, righteousness,...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This is an anonymous Ps. of national deliverance, called forth by some historical occasion which it is now impossible to fix with any certainty. From its central conception of God as the ruler of all...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    YE RIGHTEOUS.. THE UPRIGHT] the Israelites who are genuine servants of God....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REJOICE. — A common hymnic word, meaning properly to “shout,” or “sing for joy.”...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    רַנְּנ֣וּ צַ֭דִּיקִים בַּֽ יהוָ֑ה לַ֝ † יְשָׁרִ֗ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 33:1 This is the last of the four psalms in Book 1 which have no title, the others being Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1, which are introductory, and 10 which is closely connected with 9. Some have ende...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “THE WORD OF JEHOVAH” Psalms 33:1 This psalm is eminently calculated to incite praise. Let us note the subjects which are touched upon, in the hope that presently one may strike a spark at which our...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is a triumphant song of praise, opening with a call to vocal and instrumental music. "Rejoice," "praise," "give thanks," "sing praises," "sing," "play"-thus all modes of expression are appealed t...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is (a) comely for the upright. (a) It is the duty of the godly to set forth the praises of God for his mercy and power showed to them....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Achimelech. So Clement VIII corrects what Sixtus V had printed Abimelech, conformably to the Hebrew, &c. Some editors have since pretended that the word, (Calmet) which is retained in Berthier and Cal...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The Psalmist is here engaged in praise, and this holy joy and thanks giving is founded upon the consciousness of God's faithfulness, and truth; and mercy. The hymn closeth with a determined...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    1._Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous. _Here the inspired writer addresses believers or the righteous by name, because they alone are capable of proclaiming the glory of God. Unbelievers, who have never...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 33 has its just place after the forgiveness of the people. Before we pass on to these psalms, remark how the guilelessness of heart produced by complete forgiveness leads to that intimacy with...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    REJOICE IN THE LORD, O YE RIGHTEOUS,.... Psalms 32:11; [FOR] PRAISE IS COMELY FOR THE UPRIGHT; it becomes them; it is their duty; they are bound unto it by the mercies and favours they have received...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is comely for the upright. Ver. 1. _Rejoice in the Lord, O ye rightness_] That is, O ye upright in heart, as it followeth here, and as Psalms 32:11....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Rejoice in the Lord_ Let his excellence, discovered in his works, be the matter of your praise. _Praise is comely for the upright_ It well becomes them to be employed in this work of praising God, pa...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous, those justified by the grace of God; FOR PRAISE IS COMELY, fitting, proper, FOR THE UPRIGHT, it is both their duty and their honor to praise the Lord; for silence...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PRAISE TO THE RULER OF THE WORLD AS THE PROTECTOR OF HIS PEOPLE. This entire psalm is a call to lively and joyful praise of God for His wonderful and glorious attributes and works, as displayed in cr...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-11 Holy joy is the heart and soul of praise, and that is here pressed upon the righteous. Thankful praise is the breath and language of holy joy. Religious songs are proper expressions of thankful...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    PSALM 33 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains a celebration of God for his great and glorious works, both of creation and providence. God is to be praised by reason of his goodness, PSALMS 33:1; of his po...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 33:1 Rejoice H7442 (H8761) LORD H3068 righteous H6662 praise H8416 upright H3477 beautiful H5000 Rejoice -...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    1). THE INTRODUCTORY CALL TO PRAISE (1-3). This is a call to make a loud noise so that all may know that they are praising YHWH and giving Him thanks, using every means at their command. Psalms 33:1...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ Notice the connection between the words «rejoice «and «praise.» Joy is the soul of praise. God is not extolle...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 33:1. _Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright._ False gods were worshipped with dolorous sounds, accompanied by cutting with knives and with lancets; but our...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Praise of God's wisdom and power. CHARACTERS: Psalmist, God. CONCLUSION: The righteous who know the goodness of God should never be empty of His praises. Though the residence of God's glor...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 33:2. _The psaltery,_ a little harp of sweet sound, and very generally used in unison with the voice. Psalms 33:6. _By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,_ as in Genesis 1. By the Word...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous._ THE SPIRIT OF REJOICING: LIFE ADJUSTED TO THE WILL OF GOD “Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” It is the vital condition of all spiritual rejoicing that we ar...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 33:1. This is a hymn of praise to the God who made all things, who rules all things for his own purposes, and who has chosen a people to be his own and to bless the whole wo...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This psalm is a fit companion, but by no means the second half, of the preceding one, being distinct from it both in matter and form. It indicates a more tranquil frame of mind, such as...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS psalm has no title in the Hebrew, and in some manuscripts it is joined on to the preceding psalm, and forms one with it. But the difference of subject-matter and of tone render it high...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely [or beautiful] for the upright (Psalms 33:1). Now, this is something that you might not be able to do as you read it. Praise the LORD with a...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 1:31; Philippians 4:4; Proverbs 15:8;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE TRIUNE GOD Psalms 33:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS It is important for us to get a scriptural vision of the triune God. In the Book of Genesis we read, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the e...

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