“Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.”
The psalmist opens with exhortation to the righteous to rejoice and sing in response to God's nature and works. The imperatives establish that joy and praise are the appropriate responses to the reality of God's sovereignty. The address to "you righteous ones" suggests that the psalm is directed toward those who acknowledge God's authority. The phrase "praise is fitting for the upright" emphasizes that praise is not optional but the natural and appropriate expression. The opening establishes the fundamental posture: exuberant acknowledgment of God's majesty through song.
Church Fathers on Psalms 33:1
1. “Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous:” rejoice, O you righteous, not in yourselves, for that is not safe; but in the Lord. “For praise is comely to the upright” Psalm 32:1: these praise the Lord, who submit themselves unto the Lord; for else they are distorted and perverse. 2. “Praise the Lord with harp:” praise the Lord, presenting unto Him your bodies a living sacrifice. Romans 12:1 “Sing unto Him with the psaltery for ten strings” Psalm 32:2: let your members be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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