But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Parallel translations
- WEB But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
- BSB But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
- NKJV But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.
- NASB But the righteous will be joyful; they will rejoice before God; Yes, they will rejoice with gladness.
- NLT But let the godly rejoice. Let them be glad in God’s presence. Let them be filled with joy.
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Quick answer
The righteous, by contrast, are glad and rejoice exceedingly before God. It contrasts the joy of the godly with the doom of the wicked.
Overview
Over against the perishing wicked, the righteous rejoice greatly in God's presence. The same presence that destroys evil is the joy of God's people. This abundant gladness is the inheritance of those who are made righteous in Christ and will dwell forever before God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Ps 64:10The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
- 1 Th 5:16Rejoice evermore.
- Ps 100:1–2Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
- Rev 18:20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- 1 Pet 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
- Ps 95:1–2O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
- Ps 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
- Ps 43:4Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
- Deut 12:12And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
- Ps 98:8–9Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
- Rev 19:7Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
- Ps 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
- Ps 21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
- Ps 58:10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
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