the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Psalms 97:12
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Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,And give thanks for the remembrance of His holy name.
Be glad in the Lord , you righteous ones, And give thanks to His holy name.
Reioyce in God O ye ryghteous: and prayse [hym] at the remembraunce of his holynesse.
Rejoice in Jehovah, ye righteous; and give thanks in remembrance of his holiness.
12 Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. [fn]
Be glad in Jehovah, O righteous ones; give thanks to the memory of His holiness.
Good people, be happy in the Lord ! Praise his holy name!
Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
Reioyce in the Lord, ye righteous: and giue thanks at the remembrance of his holinesse.
Reioyse therfore in the LORDE, ye rightuous: and geue thankes for a remembraunce of his holynesse.
So, God's people, shout praise to God, Give thanks to our Holy God!
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones [those whose moral and spiritual integrity places them in right standing with God], And praise and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
Be glad in Jehovah, ye righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial name.
Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.
Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous; And give thanks to his holy memorial [name].
Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord ! Give thanks to his holy name.
You are the Lord 's people! So celebrate and praise the only God.
Rejoice in Adonai , you righteous; and give thanks on recalling his holiness.
Reioyce ye righteous in the Lord, and giue thankes for his holy remembrance.
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Be glad in the LORD, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to His holy name.
May all who are godly rejoice in the Lord and praise his holy name!
Be glad in the Lord, you who are right and good. Give thanks to His holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.
Be glad in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks to his holy name.
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord , O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
(96-12) Rejoice, ye just, in the Lord: and give praise to the remembrance of his holiness.
Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord , O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Be joyful in the LORD, you righteous ones, And praise the mention of His holy name.
Rejoice in the Lord , you who do right. Praise his holy name.
All you that are righteous be glad because of what the Lord has done! Remember what the holy God has done, and give thanks to him.
Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
Juste men, be ye glad in the Lord; and knouleche ye to the mynde of his halewyng.
Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Rejoice: Psalms 32:11, Psalms 33:1, Habakkuk 3:17, Habakkuk 3:18, Zephaniah 3:14-17, Philippians 4:4
give thanks: Psalms 30:4, Psalms 60:6, Habakkuk 1:12, Habakkuk 1:13, Hebrews 12:10
at the remembrance: or, to the memorial
Reciprocal: Psalms 9:2 - I will be Psalms 68:3 - But Psalms 70:4 - General Psalms 145:10 - and thy saints Proverbs 31:25 - and she Revelation 19:6 - for
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous,.... In the word of the Lord, as the Targum; in Christ, the essential Word, in his person, the greatness, glory, and fulness of it; in his righteousness, and in salvation by him, and that always; see Philippians 4:4,
and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness; of his essential holiness, as a divine Person, in which he is glorious, and which appears in all that he has done; and of the holiness of his nature and life, as man and Mediator, which are imputed to his people for their justification; and at the remembrance of that holiness which they have from him, and are made partakers of in sanctification: and at the remembrance of that perfect holiness which they shall have with him in heaven to all eternity. Holiness may also signify his faithfulness in the discharge of his work and office as Mediator, and in the fulfilment of his promises to his people; Philippians 4:4- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous - See the notes at Psalms 33:1.
And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness - Margin, “to the memorial” (compare Psalms 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 universe; that there is One who will always do what is right;
(b) that such a Being is our God - our covenant-keeping God; that we may look to him, trust in him, enjoy him.
Wicked people do not rejoice that there is a God at all, and especially that God is a “holy God;” but it is one of the characteristics of true piety to rejoice in the thought that there is a God, and that he is perfectly holy, and hence, to feel conscious happiness whenever his name is mentioned, and whenever his attributes are referred to. The highest source of joy for man is that there is a God, and that God is exactly what he is, pure and holy. It would be a source of deepest sorrow if there were no God, or if God were in any respect, even the slightest, a different being from what he is.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 97:12. Rejoice 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 said, Be ye holy; for I am holy: and in holiness alone true happiness is to be found. As he, therefore, who hath called you is holy; so be ye holy in all manner of conversation. False Christians hate the doctrine of Christian holiness; they are willing to be holy in another, but not holy in themselves. There is too much cross-bearing and self-denial in the doctrine of holiness for them. A perfect heart they neither expect nor wish.
The analysis considers the whole Psalm as relating to Jesus Christ and the last judgment: so it was understood by several of the ancient fathers. The reader may take it in either sense.
ANALYSIS OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH PSALM
There are three parts in this Psalm, if we interpret it as referring to our blessed Lord: -
I. A prophetical description of his power and glory, especially at the day of judgment, Psalms 97:1-6.
II. A manifest difference between the states of idolaters and the people of God, Psalms 97:7-9.
III. An exhortation to love God and hate evil; and the reason on which it is founded: a two-fold gracious reward, Psalms 97:10-12.
I. The psalmist begins with a solemn acclamation: "The Lord reigneth." He is the supreme King; and he will use his kingly power both now and in the day of judgment. 1. For the good of his subjects. 2. For the confusion of his enemies.
1. For "clouds and darkness are round about him," as when he gave the law on Mount Sinai. 2. "Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne;" and therefore a just sentence shall come forth against his enemies, and in behalf of his friends, Psalms 97:2-5. 3. His appearance shall be very glorious; for the "heavens shall declare it, and all people shall see it," Psalms 97:6.
II. The difference between the state of idolaters and the people of God.
1. Confusion and a curse shall fall upon the former: "They shall be confounded," c., Psalms 97:7.
2. He exhorts all in power, men - magistrates, c., and all who excel in strength - angels, to worship him: "Worship him, all ye gods," Psalms 97:7. All confidence should be reposed in him.
3. God's people rejoice when they find that it is their own Lord who is coming to judgment: "Zion heard, and was glad the daughters of Judah rejoiced," Psalms 97:8.
4. And they rejoiced chiefly in knowing that their God "was high above all the earth, and exalted far above all gods," Psalms 97:9.
III. The expostulation, which gives us the character by which God's people may be known. He exhorts them to love God, and to hate evil. Hence we see that the true followers of God, 1. Love him 2. Haste evil, as the infallible consequence of loving him, Psalms 97:10.
He shows them the gracious reward which God promises.
1. "He preserveth the souls of his saints." Often their lives, in an especial manner, are preserved by him; but always their souls. The accuser of the brethren shall not hurt them.
2. "He delivereth them out of the hands of the wicked." Sometimes out of their hand, that they fall not into it; and sometimes out of their hand, when they are in it. This is their first reward, Psalms 97:10.
A second reward is in the next verse: that in their miseries they shall be filled with spiritual happiness, when perhaps they little expect it: "Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart," Psalms 97:11.
1. By light we may understand a peculiar manifestation of God's favour; comfort, peace, and joy; or deliverance from their spiritual and temporal oppressors.
2. This is sown as a seed. For the light of comfort, of peace of conscience, and joy in the Holy Spirit, though it may be clouded in times of heaviness, through manifold temptations, yet it will spring forth again, like the corn, which, after it is sown, lies hidden for some time, under the clods of the earth; yet all that time it is vegetating and coming forth to public view. And deliverance from their enemies, though slow, will come; though the rod of the wicked come into the lot of the just, it shall not rest there.
3. From these premises the psalmist draws this conclusion: Since God is preparing those blessings for you that fear and love him, then, 1. "Rejoice in the Lord;" glory in him as the Fountain of your blessedness. 2. "Give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness." Remember the good he has done you, the grace he has bestowed on you, and the holiness you may yet receive from him; and rejoice in the encouragement, and give thanks. Rejoice that ye may be holy, for in that your happiness consists.
