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Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
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Joy's Unchanging Source
Commentators emphasize that this joy is not based on circumstances but is found "in the Lord." Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes note that because God is unchanging, joy in Him is a constant and stable wellspring. This spiritual gladness is a direct result of understanding who God is and what He has done, particularly in forgiving sin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Be glad in the Lord - Rejoice in the Lord. Rejoice that there is a God; rejoice that he is as he is; rejoice in his favor; find you…
19th Century
Baptist
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.
If anybody has a right to be…
16th Century
Protestant
Be glad in Jehovah. After teaching how ready and accessible true happiness is to all the godly, David, with much reason, exhorts them to g…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Be glad in the Lord The Targum renders it, "in the Word of the Lord"; in Christ the essential Word; in him as the Lor…
God teaches by His word and guides with the secret intimations of His will. David gives a word of caution to sinners. The reason for this caution i…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Here begins the fourth set of ten psalms from the first fifty.
Just as the first ten contained psalms about the persecution by Absa…
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