Psalms 105:3

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Glory	הִֽ֭תְהַלְלוּ Hit.ha.lu	H1984	to be clear (orig. of sound · verb, hithpael imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
holy	קָדְשׁ֑וֹ ka.de.Sho	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	בְּשֵׁ֣ם be.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
heart	לֵ֤ב lev	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct
rejoice	יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח yis.Mach	H8055	probably to brighten up · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
seek	מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י me.vak.Shei	H1245	to search out (by any method · verb, piel active participle, masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world…
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
1 Corinthians 1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
1 Corinthians 1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Psalms 34:2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Isaiah 45:25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

Our devotion is here warmly excited; and we are stirred up, that we may stir up ourselves to praise God. Observe, I. The duties to which we are here called, and they are many, but the tendency of them all is to give unto God the glory due unto his name. 1. We must give thanks to him, as one who has always been our bountiful benefactor and requires only that we give him thanks for his favours - poor returns for rich receivings. 2. Call upon his name, as one whom you depend upon for further favours. Praying for further mercies is accepted as an acknowledgment of former mercies. Because he has inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him. 3. Make known his deeds (Psa 105:1), that ot…

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John Gill on Psalms 105:3

Glory ye in his holy name,.... In the knowledge of it, as proclaimed in Christ; in being called by his name, and in having the honour to call upon his name; in the holiness of it; and in Christ being made sanctification as well as righteousness, in whom all the seed of Israel are justified and glory; as they may also of interest in him, and communion with him. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord; while he may be found, and where he may be found; who seek him in Christ, and under the guidance and direction of his Spirit; who seek him with their whole hearts, diligently and constantly. The Targum is, "who seek doctrine from the Lord.'' Such may and should rejoice in him, and in…

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John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

Psalm 105:1-5 1. Praise ye Jehovah; invoke his name: announce his works among the peoples. 2. Sing ye to him: sing psalms to him: speak ye of all his wonders. 3. Rejoice ye in his holy name: [203] let the heart of those who seek Jehovah rejoice. 4. Seek ye Jehovah, and his strength: seek his face continually. 5. Remember the marvelous works which he hath performed; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. 1 Praise ye Jehovah, etc. The object of these opening words simply is, that the offspring of Abraham should place all their blessedness in the free adoption of God. It was indeed a blessing not to be despised that they had been created men, that they had been cherished in the world by…

The Church Fathers

Be praised in his holy name. This is a prophecy concerning the people of the gentiles: that is, that we should be and be called Christians from the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Let the monks be glad, for the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. If of those who seek, how much more of those who find him? For those who find him are unshaken.
— Jerome, Homily 31, on Psalm 104

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Dictionary and topics

Seeking God · Leads to joy — Leads to joy

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 105:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 105:3

John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 105:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 105:1-7

John Gill on Psalms 105:3

John Calvin on Psalms 105:1-5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 105:1-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 105:1-5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 105:3