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Psalms 68:3

But let good people be happy. Let them gather before God and enjoy themselves together.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joy;  

Dictionaries:

- Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Joy;   Psalms;   Sin;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - God;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Wax;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;And let them rejoice with gladness.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But the ryghteous must be glad, and reioyce before the Lorde: they shall not stande styll for myrth.
Darby Translation
But the righteous shall rejoice: they shall exult before God and be glad with joy.
New King James Version
But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
Literal Translation
But the righteous are glad; they shout for joy before God; yea, they exult with gladness.
World English Bible
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
King James Version (1611)
But let the righteous be glad: let them reioyce before God, yea let them exceedingly reioyce.
King James Version
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the rightuous shal be glad & reioyse before God, they shalbe mery & ioyful.
Amplified Bible
But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God, Yes, let them rejoice with delight.
American Standard Version
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
Bible in Basic English
But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.
Update Bible Version
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Webster's Bible Translation
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice.
New English Translation
But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.
Contemporary English Version
But let your people be happy and celebrate because of you.
Complete Jewish Bible
Drive them away as smoke is driven away; like wax melting in the presence of a fire, let the wicked perish in the presence of God.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the righteous shalbe glad, and reioyce before God: yea, they shall leape for ioye.
George Lamsa Translation
But let the righteous be glad; let them be valiant in the sight of God; yea, let them rejoice in his pleasure.
Hebrew Names Version
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
New Living Translation
But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God's presence. Let them be filled with joy.
New Life Bible
But let those who are right and good be glad. Let them be happy before God. Yes, let them be full of joy.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.
English Revised Version
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: yea, let them rejoice with gladness.
Berean Standard Bible
But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
New Revised Standard
But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(67-4) And let the just feast, and rejoice before God: and be delighted with gladness.
Lexham English Bible
But the righteous will be glad; they will exalt before God, and will rejoice with joy.
English Standard Version
But the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!
New American Standard Bible
But the righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
New Century Version
But those who do right should be glad and should rejoice before God; they should be happy and glad.
Good News Translation
But the righteous are glad and rejoice in his presence; they are happy and shout for joy.
Christian Standard Bible®
But the righteous are glad; they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And iust men eete, and make fulli ioye in the siyt of God; and delite thei in gladnesse.
Young's Literal Translation
And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.
Revised Standard Version
But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!

Contextual Overview

1

To the director: A praise song of David.

God, get up and scatter your enemies! May all your enemies run from you. 2 May your enemies be scattered like smoke blown away by the wind. May your enemies be destroyed like wax melting in a fire. 3 But let good people be happy. Let them gather before God and enjoy themselves together. 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Prepare the way for the one who rides on the clouds. His name is Yah . Worship before him with joy. 5 God, who lives in his holy palace, is a father to orphans, and he takes care of widows. 6 God provides homes for those who are lonely. He frees people from prison and makes them happy. But those who turn against him will live in the desert.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But: Psalms 32:11, Psalms 33:1, Psalms 58:10, Psalms 64:10, Psalms 97:12, Revelation 18:20, Revelation 19:7

rejoice: Psalms 95:1, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 98:8, Psalms 98:9, Psalms 100:1, Psalms 100:2, Deuteronomy 12:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:16

exceedingly rejoice: Heb. rejoice with gladness, Psalms 21:1, Psalms 43:4, 1 Peter 1:8

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:18 - rejoice Esther 8:11 - to destroy Psalms 5:11 - But Psalms 28:7 - therefore Psalms 35:27 - shout Psalms 40:16 - all Psalms 132:9 - let thy saints 1 Thessalonians 3:9 - before

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But let the righteous be glad,.... At the incarnation of Christ, which is matter of joy to all people that believe in him; as did Zacharias and Elisabeth, who were both righteous, and also Simeon; and at his resurrection from the dead, since it is for their justification, by which they are denominated righteous; as did the disciples of Christ, and as do saints in all ages; who know the power of his resurrection, and the influence it has on the regeneration of their souls, the justification of their persons now, and the resurrection of their bodies hereafter; and at the destruction of the enemies of Christ and theirs;

let them rejoice before God; in the presence of him; enjoying communion with him; having views of interest in him; as they do when this is the case, and as they will when they shall appear before him, and stand at his right hand at the last day, clothed with his righteousness, and having palms in their hands;

yea, let them exceedingly rejoice; as they have just reason to do, in his person, grace, righteousness, and salvation. All these expressions denote the greatness, frequency, fervency, fulness, and continuance of their joy. They may be rendered in the future, "but the righteous shall be glad" p, &c. so the Targum.

p ישמחו "laetabuntur, exultabunt, et gaudebunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But 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 Psalms 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, let them exceedingly rejoice - Margin, as in Hebrew, rejoice with gladness. The expression is designed to express great joy; joy that is multiplied and prolonged. It is joy of heart accompanied with all the outward expressions of joy.


 
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