Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Gill's Exposition
Be glad in the Lord,.... The Targum renders it, "in the Word of the Lord"; in Christ the essential Word; in him as the Lord their righteousness, and because of his righteousness imputed to them, by…
Barnes' Notes
Be glad in the Lord - Rejoice in the Lord. Rejoice that there is a God; rejoice that he is such as he is; rejoice in his favor; find your joy - your supreme joy - in him. Compare Phi 3:1, note; Phi…
David is here improving the experience he had had of the comfort of pardoning mercy.
I. He speaks to God, and professes his confidence in him and expectation from him, Psa 32:7. Having tasted the…
Cambridge Bible
Cp. Psa 5:11; Psa 33:1; Neh 8:10; Php 3:1; Php 4:4; 1Th 5:16. All kindred spirits must share the joy of a pardoned soul, and rejoice in the contemplation of God's gracious dealings with His people.
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