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Psalms 33:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.


Psalms 33:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 33:16 words
HebrewMeaning
רַנְּנ֣וּranənw
shout for joyverbH7442
cry out · be joyful (greatly · make to) rejoice · shout ···
צַ֭דִּיקִיםṣadiyqiym
O righteous peopleadjH6662
lawful · righteous
בַּֽ/יהוָ֑הbayhwāh
in YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
לַ֝/יְשָׁרִ֗יםlayəšāriym
for upright peoplepronH3477
equity · Jasher · just · meet ···
נָאוָ֥הnāʾwāh
is fittingadjH5000
comely · seemly
תְהִלָּֽהtəhilāh
praisenounH8416
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 33
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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