Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Parallel translations
- WEB Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
- KJV Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
- NKJV Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
- NASB Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
- NLT So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!
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Quick answer
The psalm ends with a call for the righteous and upright to rejoice and shout for joy in the Lord.
Overview
Having traced the path from guilt to forgiveness, David closes with exuberant praise, summoning the upright to gladness in God. Joy is the fitting response of those whose sins are covered and who rest in his love. Such joy is fulfilled in the gospel, where the justified rejoice in the God who declares them righteous in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 18
- Ps 64:10Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- Phil 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Ps 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
- Ps 5:11But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- Deut 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Ps 97:1The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
- Ps 68:3But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- Rom 5:11Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
- Ps 33:1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
- 1 Sam 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Ps 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Ezra 3:11–13And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
- Ps 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Phil 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
- Ps 7:10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
- Zech 4:7What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”
- Phil 3:1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.
- Ps 125:4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
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