“Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.”
The psalm concludes with exhortation to rejoice and sing for joy, addressing the righteous and those with upright hearts. The imperatives ''rejoice'' and ''sing for joy'' invite the community to express their gratitude through exuberant worship. The phrase "all you righteous" addresses those who have acknowledged sin and sought forgiveness. The reference to the "upright in heart" suggests that righteousness consists of the orientation of the entire heart toward God. The psalm ends affirming that the life of faith is fundamentally joyful.
Church Fathers on Psalms 32:11
To David himself; for understanding. 1. To David himself; for understanding; by which it is understood that not by the merits of works, but by the grace of God, man is delivered, confessing his sins. 2. “Blessed are they whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sins are covered” Psalm 31:1: and whose sins are buried in oblivion. “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, nor is there guile in his mouth” Psalm 31:2: nor has he in his mouth boastings of…
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