They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.
- BSB May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
- NKJV Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
- NASB May those who fear You see me and be glad, Because I wait for Your word.
- NLT May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.
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Quick answer
Those who fear God will rejoice to see the psalmist, because his hope in God's word becomes an encouragement to fellow believers. One saint's faith strengthens the whole community.
Overview
The psalmist looks beyond himself to the wider company of the godly, knowing his perseverance in hope will gladden them. Faith is not private; the steadfastness of one believer builds up others who fear the Lord. This communal joy reflects the body of Christ, where members are mutually encouraged by each other's hope in God's promises (1 Thess. 5:11; Heb. 10:24-25).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 66:16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- Ps 34:2–6My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
- Ps 119:79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
- Ps 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
- Gen 32:11–12Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
- Ps 108:7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- Mal 3:16Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
- Ps 119:147I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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