Psalms 33:21

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heart	לִבֵּ֑נוּ li.Be.nu	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
rejoice	יִשְׂמַ֣ח yis.Mach	H8055	probably to brighten up · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
trusted	בָטָֽחְנוּ va.Ta.che.nu	H982	figuratively · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common plural
holy	קָדְשׁ֣וֹ ka.de.Sho	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	בְשֵׁ֖ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Psalms 13:5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
John 16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Zechariah 10:7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad…
Psalms 30:10-12 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
Isaiah 25:9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him…
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy,…
1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:12–end

We are here taught to give to God the glory, I. Of his common providence towards all the children of men. Though he has endued man with understanding and freedom of will, yet he reserves to himself the government of him, and even of those very faculties by which he is qualified to govern himself. 1. The children of men are all under his eye, even their hearts are so; and all the motions and operations of their souls, which none know but they themselves, he knows better than they themselves, Psa 33:13, Psa 33:14. Though the residence of God's glory is in the highest heavens, yet thence he not only has a prospect of all the earth, but a particular inspection of all the inhabitants of the earth…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:21

his holy name--(Compare Psa 5:12; Psa 22:22; Psa 30:4). Our faith measures mercy (Mat 9:29); and if of grace, it is no more of debt (Rom 11:6). Next: Psalms Chapter 34

John Gill on 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…

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John Calvin on Psalms 33:20–end

Psalm 33:20-22 20. Our soul waiteth upon Jehovah, he is our help and our shield. 21. Surely our heart shall rejoice in him, because [682] we will trust in his holy name. 22. Let thy mercy be upon us, O Jehovah: according as we have trusted in thee. 20. Our soul waiteth upon Jehovah. What the Psalmist has hitherto spoken concerning God's providence, and particularly concerning that faithful guardianship by which he protects his people, he has spoken not so much from himself as from the mouth of the Holy Spirit. He now, therefore, in the name of the whole Church, raises his song to declare that there is nothing better than to commit our welfare to God. Thus we see that the fruit of the prece…

The Church Fathers

The heart of the righteous does not delight in food and drink but in justice, knowledge and wisdom.
— Evagrius Ponticus, NOTES ON THE PSALMS 32[33].20

"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.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 33

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 "rejoice in the Lord, righteous ones, let your heart be joyful in him, and hope in his holy name." He brings his mercy over us as we hope in him.
— Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 33

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Dictionary and topics

Word, The — (Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:1; Rev. 19:13). As such, Christ is the revealer of God. His office is to make God known. “No man…

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Psalms 33:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:21

John Gill on Psalms 33:21

John Calvin on Psalms 33:20–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 33:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 33:12–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 33:21

John Gill on Psalms 33:21

John Calvin on Psalms 33:20–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 33:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 33:20-22

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 33:21