Psalms 33:21

21 For our 1heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.

Psalms 33:21 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 33:21

For 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 is what the psalmist calls upon the saints to do, in the beginning of the psalm; and so his end in composing it is answered;

because we have trusted in his holy name;
that is, in himself, who is holy, just, and good; and so faithful to every word of promise, to every engagement of his, and therefore to be trusted in: and hence it appears that the joy before spoken of is the joy of faith.

Psalms 33:21 In-Context

19 To deliver their soul from death And to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waits for the LORD ; He is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart rejoices in Him, Because we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your lovingkindness, O LORD , be upon us, According as we have hoped in You.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Psalms 13:5; Psalms 28:7; Zechariah 10:7; John 16:22
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