Psalms 89:16

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
name	בְּ֭שִׁמְךָ Be.shim.kha	H8034	an appellation · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
rejoice	יְגִיל֣וּן ye.gi.Lun	H1523	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
day	הַיּ֑וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
righteousness	וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ u.ve.tzid.ka.te.Cha	H6666	rightness (abstractly) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
exalted	יָרֽוּמוּ ya.Ru.mu	H7311	to be high actively · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

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

Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousnes…
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Psalms 29:7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
Psalms 89:12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Psalms 40:10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindnes…
Psalms 29:5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel of God. As there is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, so, happy art thou, O Israel! there is none like unto thee, O people! especially as a type of the gospel-Israel, consisting of all true believers, whose happiness is here described. I. Glorious discoveries are made to them, and glad tidings of good brought to them; they hear, they know, the joyful sound, Psa 89:15. This may allude, 1. To the shout of a victorious army, the shout of a king, Num 23:21. Israel have the tokens of God's presence with them in their wars; the sound of the going in the top of the mulberry-trees was…

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John Gill on Psalms 89:16

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day,.... That know the joyful sound, and walk in the light of God's countenance, as they have reason to do; these will "rejoice" in the Lord himself, for his "name" is himself; in the perfections of his nature, as displayed in redemption and salvation by Christ; in him as the God of all grace, as their covenant God and Father in Christ, and the God of their salvation; and they will rejoice in Christ, in his name, in which is salvation, and therefore precious; in his person, blood, righteousness, sacrifice, and fitness; and that "all the day" long, continually; there is always reason, ground, and matter for rejoicing in Christ, though it is sometimes int…

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John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

Psalm 89:15-18 15. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound! [534] they shall walk, O Jehovah! in the brightness of thy countenance. 16. In thy name shall they daily rejoice; and in thy righteousness shall they glory. 17. For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favor shall our horn be exalted. 18. For to Jehovah [535] is our buckler; and our King is to the Holy One of Israel. 15. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound. Here the same train of reflection concerning the Church is pursued, not only because unbelievers are blind to the consideration of God's works, but also because the prophet has no other purpose in view than to inspire the godly with good hope,…

The Church Fathers

O Lord, "they shall walk in the light of Thy countenance." "They shall rejoice in Thy name all the day" (ver. 16). That Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in Thy name: all day shall they rejoice, if they will, in Thy name; but if they will rejoice in their own name, they shall not rejoice all day: for they shall not continue in their joy, when they shall delight in themselves, and fall through pride. That they may rejoice all day, therefore, "they shall rejoice in Thy name, and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted." Not in their own, but in Thine: lest they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For some are noted by the Apostle, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, "being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own," and not rejoicing in Thy light, and thus "not submitting themselves unto the righteousness of God." And why? because "they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge." But the people who knoweth glad shouting (for the former err from want of knowledge, but blessed is the people not that knoweth not, but that knoweth glad shouting), whence ought it to shout, whence to rejoice, but in Thy name, walking in the light of Thy countenance? And it shall deserve to be exalted, but in Thy righteousness: let every man take away altogether his own righteousness, and be trembled: the righteousness of God shall come, and he shall be exalted, "and in Thy righteousness shall they be exalted."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 89

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Dictionary and topics

Ezrahite — A title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Ps. 89, title) and Heman (Ps. 88, title). They were both sons of Zerah (1 Chr. 2:6).
Hermon — A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. It marks the north boundary of Palestine (Deut. 3:8, 4:48; Josh. 11:3,…
Joy · Of saints is: In God — Of saints is: In God
Justification · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Nation · Peace of — Peace of
Righteousness Imputed · Saints: Exalted in righteousness — Saints: Exalted in righteousness

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 89:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

John Gill on Psalms 89:16

John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 89:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:15-18

John Gill on Psalms 89:16

John Calvin on Psalms 89:15-18

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 89:15-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 89:15-16

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 89:16