Psalms 33:21
in Psalms 33For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
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ASV
For our heart shall rejoice in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
KJV
For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
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This verse in Psalms 33
Commentary
13 notes on this verseFor our heart shall rejoice in him,.... Not in sin, nor in themselves and in their boastings, all such rejoicing is evil; but in the Lord, "in his Word"; as the Targum is, in the essential Word of God, Christ Jesus; in his person, righteousness, and salvation; and this joy is heart joy, inward joy, real joy, joy in the Holy Ghost; and is unspeakable and full of glory.
This site's exposition
Our soul waits for the LORD
on Psalms 33:20-22
The psalm ends in the congregation's own voice, He is our help and our shield. That help and that shield answer the army and the horse of verses 16 and 17. The last verse asks that loving devotion rest on them.
This site's exposition
we trust in His holy name
Charles Spurgeon saw the joy commanded in verse 1 now offered by the singers themselves. The trust is the ground of the joy, and he called faith the root and rejoicing its flower. Albert Barnes took the name to mean God Himself.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
"For our heart shall rejoice in Him:" for not in ourselves, wherein without Him there is great need; but in Himself shall our heart rejoice. "And we have trusted in His holy Name" [Psalm 33:21]; and therefore have we trusted that we shall come to God, because unto us absent has He sent, through faith, His own Name.
The heart of the righteous does not delight in food and drink but in justice, knowledge and wisdom.
Even in this hour, we are hungry and thirsty and naked, yet our spirits act patiently and are not disturbed, for the Lord sustains us. He is our helper and protector, and, as it says in the heading of the psalm, we are commanded to …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when he says, "Our soul," he shows what effect follows in these people from this consideration. And it is twofold. The first is the effect of hoping. The second, of praying, at "Let your mercy be upon us," and so on. Concerning the first …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 4 For the word of the L ORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the L ORD .
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5 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Those do not truly rest in God, or do not know the unspeakable advantage they have by so doing, who do not rejoice in him at all times; because those that hope in God hope for an eternal fulness of joy in his presence. [4.] We must seek to him for that mercy which we hope in,
The Nineteenth Century4 voices
For our hearts shall rejoice in him. The duty commended and commanded in the first verse is here presented to the Lord. We, who trust, cannot but be of a glad heart, our inmost nature must triumph in our faithful God. Because we have trusted in his holy name. The root of faith in due time bears the flower of rejoicing. Doubts breed sorrow, confidence creates joy.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Our faith measures mercy (Mt 9:29); and if of grace, it is no more of debt (Ro 11:6).
For our heart shall rejoice in him - Here is the fruit of our confidence: our souls are always happy, because we have taken God for our portion.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
For our heart shall rejoice in him - See the notes at Psa 13:5. Because we have trusted in his holy name - In “him,” the “name” often being put for the person himself. See the notes at Psa 20:1. The idea is: (a) that the fact of our having put our trust in God is in itself an occasion of joy or rejoicing; (b) that the result will be joy, for we shall never be disappointed. It will always, and in all circumstances, be a source of joy to anyone that he HAS put his trust in the name of God.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| ב֭וֹ | vo | in him | ||
| יִשְׂמַ֣ח | yismach | it rejoices | H8055 → | 155 times |
| לִבֵּ֑נוּ | libenu | heart our | H3820 → | 595 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| בְשֵׁ֖ם | veshem | in [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| קָדְשׁ֣וֹ | kadesho | holiness his | H6944 → | 469 times |
| בָטָֽחְנוּ׃ | vatachenu | we trust | H982 → | 120 times |
כִּי־for
ki-H3588 →4482 times
ב֭וֹin him
vo
יִשְׂמַ֣חit rejoices
yismachH8055 →155 times
לִבֵּ֑נוּheart our
libenuH3820 →595 times
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
בְשֵׁ֖םin [the] name of
veshemH8034 →864 times
קָדְשׁ֣וֹholiness his
kadeshoH6944 →469 times
בָטָֽחְנוּ׃we trust
vatachenuH982 →120 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 4:8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty,…
it leads to
- Isaiah 6:2–13
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
- Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.
- Isaiah 6:2–13
Through
Psalms 13:5But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Jude 1:21
keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Habakkuk 3:18
yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- Isaiah 12:2
Through
Isaiah 25:9And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
it leads to
- Psalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Genesis 49:18
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
- Psalms 27:14
Through
John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:8
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- 1 Peter 1:8
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
This page draws on 13 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 33; Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 33; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 2; Evagrius Ponticus, NOTES ON THE PSALMS 32[33].20; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.