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Psalm Thirty-three
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO Psalm 33
Though
this psalm has no title to it
it seems to be a psalm of David
from the style
and matter of it; and indeed begins with the same words with which the
preceding psalm is ended. Theodoret is of opinion it was written by David as a
prophecy concerning Hezekiah
as a song to be sung by the people after the
destruction of the Assyrian army.
Psalm 33:1 Rejoice
in the Lord
O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.
YLT
1Sing
ye righteous
in
Jehovah
For upright ones praise [is] comely.
Rejoice in the Lord
O ye righteous
.... See Gill on Psalm 32:11;
for praise is comely for the
upright; it becomes them; it is their duty; they are bound unto it by the
mercies and favours they have received; should they not give praise to God
the
stones of the wall would cry out
and rebuke them for their ingratitude: it is
beautiful
and looks lovely in them; it is an ornament to them
and is
in the
sight of God
of great esteem: it is very acceptable to him
and when grace is
in exercise
and their hearts in tune
being sensibly touched and impressed
with the goodness of God
it is desirable by them
and is pleasant and
delightful to them.
Psalm 33:2 2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
YLT
2Give ye thanks to Jehovah
with a harp
With psaltery of ten strings sing praise to Him
Praise the Lord with harp
.... An instrument David
was well skilled in the use of
the inventor of which was Jubal
Genesis 4:21;
sing unto
him with the psaltery; the name of this
instrument is in the Hebrew language "nebel": the account which
JosephusF23Antiqu. l. 7. c. 12. s. 3. gives of this
and of the
former
is
"the
harp is extended with ten strings
and is plucked with a quill; the
"nabla"
or psaltery
has twelve sounds
and is played upon with the
fingers;'
some
make this and the next to be the same:
and an instrument of ten
strings; and read them together thus
"with the psaltery of ten
strings": and so the Targum
Septuagint
and other versionsF24Vid.
Jarchium in loc. & R. Mosem in Aben Ezra in loc. : but it seems from
Josephus that it was not a stringed instrument
but had holes
and those
twelve; and besides it is distinguished from the instrument of ten strings
Psalm 92:3; it was
in the form of a bottle
from whence it had its name.
Psalm 33:3 3 Sing to Him a new song; Play
skillfully with a shout of joy.
YLT
3Sing ye to Him a new song
Play skilfully with shouting.
Sing unto him a new song
.... One newly composed
on account of recent mercies received; and as the mercies of God are new every
morning
there ought to be a daily song of praise to him; and so a new song is
a continual song
as Christ is called the "new and living way"
Hebrews 10:20;
because he is the everliving way; or the constant and only one
which always
was
is
and will be. Or it may denote some famous and excellent song
as a new
name is an excellent name
an unknown and unspeakable one; see Revelation 2:17;
compared with Revelation 14:2; or
respect may be had to the New Testament dispensation
in which old things are
passed away
and all things become new; a new covenant is exhibited
a new and
living way opened
and new ordinances instituted
and at the end of it there
will be new heavens and a new earth; and so here is a new song made mention of
as suited to it;
play skilfully with a loud voice: either with the quill
upon the harp
and the instrument of ten strings; or with the fingers upon the
psaltery
at the same time
vocally
and aloud
expressing the new song.
Psalm 33:4 4 For the word of the Lord is
right
And all His work is done in truth.
YLT
4For upright [is] the word
of Jehovah
And all His work [is] in faithfulness.
For the word of the Lord is right
.... The
revealed word of God: the law of God is right; its precepts are holy
just
and
good; its sanction or penalty is righteous; it is impartial unto all; it is
just in condemning the wicked
and in acquitting believers on the account of
Christ's perfect righteousness
by which it is magnified and made honourable:
the Gospel part of the word is right; it publishes right and good things; it
directs to the right way
to heaven and happiness; it makes men right when it
works effectually in them; it engages them to walk in right ways; and its
doctrines are right or plain to them that have a spiritual understanding given
them; and all this is matter of joy and praise;
and all his works are done in truth; his works of
creation are done in the truth of things
with the utmost exactness and
accuracy
and are a wonderful display of his power
wisdom
and goodness: his
works of providence are according to the counsel of his own will
and are done
in the wisest and best manner; and his work of redemption is a proof of his
veracity and faithfulness to his covenant oath and promise; and his work of
grace upon the hearts of his people is truth in the inward parts; and which
as
he has promised to carry on and finish
he is faithful and will do it; in short
his way of acting both towards the godly and ungodly agrees with his promises
to the one and his threatenings to the other
and so is in truth; and the whole
of this is a reason why the saints should praise the Lord.
Psalm 33:5 5 He loves righteousness and
justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
YLT
5Loving righteousness and
judgment
Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.
He loveth righteousness and judgment
.... Or
"righteous judgment"F25צדקה ומשפט "judicium justum"
Gejerus. ; he delights
in the administration of it himself
Jeremiah 9:24; and
he is well pleased with acts of righteousness done by others
when done
according to his word
from love to him
by faith in him
and with a view to
his glory; especially he loves the righteousness of his son
being satisfactory
to his law and justice
and his people
as clothed with it; and he delights in
the condemnation of sin in the flesh of Christ
and in the righteous judgment
of the world
and the prince of it
by Christ;
the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord; of the
providential goodness of God
of which all creatures partake; and of the
special goodness or grace of God manifested in Christ Jesus; it was full of it
particularly when Christ was here on earth
who is full of grace and truth; and
when the Gospel of the grace of God was preached everywhere by his apostles
according to his order
and appeared to all men; and so it will be especially
in the latter day
when multitudes will be called by grace and converted
and
when the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord; and still more when
it will become a new earth
wherein only righteous men will dwell.
Psalm 33:6 6 By the word of the Lord the heavens
were made
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
YLT
6By the word of Jehovah The
heavens have been made
And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made
.... The
aerial and starry heavens
and the heaven of heavens
the third heaven
the
seat of the divine Majesty
and the habitation of angels and glorified saints;
these were "made" even out of nothing
not out of any pre-existent
matter
nor were they eternal; and being made are creatures
and so not to be
worshipped
neither they nor their hosts after mentioned; angels
sun
moon
and stars; these were made by the Word of God
the essential Word of God
the
Lord Jesus Christ
who often goes by this name
John 1:1; and very
fitly agrees with him
who spoke for all his people in the council and covenant
of grace
and undertook to be their surety; is the Word spoken of by all the
holy prophets since the beginning of the world; is the interpreter of his
Father's mind and will
of which he must be capable
since he lay in his bosom;
and now he speaks for his saints in heaven
whose advocate he is; and
especially he may be so called because he so often spake on the six days of
creation
and said
let this and the other thing be
and it was so; and to him
as the Word of God
is the creation of all things frequently ascribed
John 1:1
Hebrews 11:3
and
particularly the heavens
Hebrews 1:10. This
is a proof of the deity of Christ
and of the dignity of his person; and shows
how fit he is to be the Saviour of men; how safe the saints are in his hands;
and that he ought to be trusted in
adored
and worshipped;
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth: by "the
host" of the heavens are meant the angels of heaven
who dwell in the
third heaven
and are the militia of it; they are called the heavenly host
Luke 2:13; these
are under Jehovah
as their Lord and King
and are the army among whom he does
according to his will
1 Kings 22:19;
these attended him whenever he has made any remarkable appearance; and they
have been employed by him against his enemies
and in defence of his people
about whom they encamp
2 Kings 19:35. The
sun
moon
and stars
are the host of the next heaven
these are ranged in
their proper order by the Lord
and he keeps the muster roll of them
Isaiah 40:26; and
these are used by him as his militia; the stars in their courses fought against
Sisera
Judges 5:20; and
the winged tribe are the host of the lower heaven; and even the lower class of
these
as the locusts and grasshoppers
go forth in bands and troops
and
encamp in the hedges
and at the command of God pass through and devour whole
countries
Proverbs 30:27; and
all these are made by "the breath" or "spiritF26ברוח פיו "spiritu oris
ejus"
V. L. Gejerus
Michaelis; so Ainsworth. of Jehovah's
mouth"; that is
by the Spirit of God
the third Person in the Trinity; a
name which is suitable to him who is breathed forth
and proceeds from the
Father and the Son
and to whom creation is ascribed
Genesis 1:2; and
which is no inconsiderable proof of his deity; and shows that he must be equal
to the work of sanctification
which he begins and carries on. Now though the
creation of the heavens is attributed to the Word
and the host of them to the
Spirit
yet we are not to suppose that one Person took one part
and another
Person another part of the creation; but they were all
Father
Word
and
Spirit
jointly concerned in the whole.
Psalm 33:7 7 He gathers the waters of
the sea together as a heap;[a] He lays up
the deep in storehouses.
YLT
7Gathering as a heap the
waters of the sea
Putting in treasuries the depths.
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap
.... Which was
done on the third day of the creation
by means of which the dry land appeared
Genesis 1:9; when
the waters of the sea were piled up as an heap
and stood higher than the
earth
as they now do; and which is a wonderful instance of the power and
providence of God
to bound them
and preserve the earth from being overflowed
by them
Job 38:9;
he layeth up the depth in storehouses; that is
large quantities of water
for which he has his treasure houses
as for the
wind
hail and snow
Psalm 135:7; and
these are the clouds of heaven above
and the fountains of the great deep
below
which the Lord opens and stops at his pleasure; see Genesis 7:11.
Psalm 33:8 8 Let all the earth fear the
Lord; Let all the
inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
YLT
8Afraid of Jehovah are all
the earth
Of Him are all the inhabitants of the world afraid.
Let all the earth fear the Lord
.... That is
all the men
that dwell upon the face of the earth. As it follows
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him; which fear
and awe design a reverence of the divine Majesty
whose divine perfections are
so manifest in the works of creation; and a carefulness not to offend him
into
whose hands it must be a fearful thing to fall; and the whole worship of him
which is often in Scripture expressed by the fear of him: and this is to be
understood either as what is the duty of all men; for to "fear God
and
keep his commandments
is the whole duty of man"
Ecclesiastes 12:13;
and which is incumbent on all men
in consideration of his being the Creator of
them; and the obligation to it is yet more increased through his providential
care of them and goodness to them; and still more should be found in them
seeing he will be the Judge of them
and has a despotic and uncontrollable
power over them; and what is it that he cannot do
who has done all this before
related? though none can fear him aright but such who have the grace of fear
put into their hearts by the Spirit of God: or else this may be prophetically
said
as what will be in the latter day
when not only the Jews shall fear the
Lord and his goodness
Hosea 3:5
but when
the fulness of the Gentiles being brought into the church
it shall fear and be
enlarged; yea
all nations shall fear the Lord and glorify his name
and come
and worship before him
Isaiah 60:5.
Psalm 33:9 9 For He spoke
and it was done;
He commanded
and it stood fast.
YLT
9For He hath said
and it
is
He hath commanded
and it standeth.
For he spake
and it was done
.... Or
"it was"F1ויהי "et
fuit"
Pagninus
Montanus
Musculus
Gejerus; so Ainsworth.
it came into
being by a word speaking
almighty power going along with it; see Genesis 1:3;
he commanded
and it stood fast; every created thing
continued in its being; not only all things were produced into being by his all
commanding word and power
"nutu Jovis"
as Maximus Tyrius speaksF2Dissert.
25. ; but by the same all things are upheld and consist
Hebrews 1:3
Colossians 1:17.
The poetF3"Jussit et extendi campos"
&c. Ovid.
Metamorph. l. 1. Fab. 1. v. 43. uses the same word of God in the creation of
things; and is the phrase in Genesis 1:3 admired
by LonginusF4De Sublimi. : or this may refer to the implantation of
the grace of fear in the hearts of his people; for as he speaks life into them
in regeneration
commands light to shine in their dark heart
and says to them
when in their blood
Live; so by the mighty power of his word he commands the
fear of him in them
and it continues.
Psalm 33:10 10 The Lord brings the
counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no
effect.
YLT
10Jehovah made void the
counsel of nations
He disallowed the thoughts of the peoples.
Verse 10
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the Heathen to nought
.... The
psalmist having taken notice of the works of creation
in order to excite the
saints to praise
proceeds to observe the providence of God
and particularly
that branch of it which lies in disappointing the designs of wicked men; it is
wickedness which they consult and devise
and thin is against the Lord's
people
his cause and interest
and so against himself; and though their
schemes are formed and contrived with a great deal of subtlety
yet they are
commonly blasted; whether laid by particular persons
as by Ahithophel against
David; or by nations
whole bodies of men
as of the Egyptians and Assyrians
against Israel; and of Jews and Gentiles against Christ and his cause;
he maketh the devices of the people of none effect; the same
thing is expressed here as before
in different words
for the further
confirmation of it
and that it might be attended to. This is the Lord's doing
he is omniscient
and knows all the secret plots and designs of men; and he is
omnipotent
and counteracts them
and confounds them in all their measures; and
is faithful to his people
cause
and interest.
Psalm 33:11 11 The counsel of the Lord stands
forever
The plans of His heart to all generations.
YLT
11The counsel of Jehovah to
the age standeth
The thoughts of His heart to all generations.
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever
.... By which
are meant
not the doctrines of the Gospel
nor the ordinances of it; though
these will stand firm
and remain to the end of the world; but the purposes and
decrees of God
which are wisely formed in himself
are eternal and
unfrustrable
and relate to all things in providence and grace. The Lord does
all things according to the counsel of his will in the government of the world
and in the salvation of men: the choice of persons to everlasting life is
according to it; and so are their redemption
effectual calling
and
glorification;
the thoughts of his heart to all generations; which
with
respect to his own people
are thoughts of peace
grace
and mercy; these are
many
and within himself
were very early
even from all eternity
and have
their sure and certain effect
Isaiah 14:24; see Proverbs 19:21.
Psalm 33:12 12 Blessed is the
nation whose God is the Lord
The people He has chosen
as His own inheritance.
YLT
12O the happiness of the
nation whose God [is] Jehovah
Of the people He did choose
For an inheritance
to Him.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord
.... Who have
an interest in such a wonder working God
both in creation and in providence
and especially in grace: which
though it may have a principal regard to the
nation of Israel
whose God he was in a very distinguishing manner
yet must not
be limited to them; for he is the God of the Gentiles also: this nation is the
chosen generation
the holy nation and peculiar people
both among Jews and
Gentiles; and the Lord is the God of these; not only as the God of nature and
providence
but as the God of all grace; who must be happy
since he is their
portion and exceeding great reward; nor shall they want any good thing
nor
need they fear any evil; they are on the heart of God
and cannot be separated
from his love; they are engraven on the palms of his hands
and shall be
helped
strengthened
and upheld with the right hand of his righteousness; all
things work together for their good; and this God of theirs will be their God
and guide unto death; they may expect every needful good thing now
and all
glory and happiness hereafter;
and the people whom he
hath chosen for his own inheritance; not Israel only
but the
Gentiles also; not all mankind
but a peculiar people
whom the Lord has chosen
out of the world to be his possession
and who are his jewels and peculiar
treasure; these are happy
being the Lord's portion
and the lot of his
inheritance; and he chooses an inheritance for them
adopts and begets them
unto it
and makes them meet to be partakers of it.
Psalm 33:13 13 The Lord looks from
heaven; He sees all the sons of men.
YLT
13From the heavens hath
Jehovah looked
He hath seen all the sons of men.
The Lord looketh from heaven
.... Where his throne and
temple are
upon the earth and men
and things in it
as follows;
he beholdeth all the sons of men; the evil and the good;
which is contrary to the sense of many wicked men
who imagine he takes no
notice of what is done here below; but his eye is upon all
upon all the
workers of iniquity
how secret soever they may be; and not only his eye of
Providence is upon good men
but his eye of love
grace
and mercy; and he has
a special and distinct knowledge of them: agreeably to this are some
expressions of Heathen writers; says oneF5
παντα ιδων διος οφθαλμος
&c. Hesiod. Opera & Dies
l. 1. v. 263.
"the
eye of God sees all things;'
says
anotherF6 εστι
μεγας εν ουρανω
&c. Sophoclis Electra
v. 174
175.
"there
is a great God in heaven who sees all things
and governs.'
Psalm 33:14 14 From the place of His
dwelling He looks On all the inhabitants of the earth;
YLT
14From the fixed place of His
dwelling
He looked unto all inhabitants of the earth;
From the place of his habitation
.... Which is heaven
that is
the habitation of his holiness
and of his glory
Isaiah 63:15;
he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth; good and bad;
and not the nation of Israel only
but the Gentile world
whom in former times
he overlooked
but under the Gospel dispensation visits in a way of mercy; by
sending his son to die for them
by spreading his Gospel among them
by calling
them by his grace
by planting churches in the midst of them
and by continuing
his word and ordinances with them.
Psalm 33:15 15 He fashions their hearts
individually; He considers all their works.
YLT
15Who is forming their hearts
together
Who is attending unto all their works.
He fashioneth their hearts alike
.... The Lord is the
former and fashioner of the heart
spirit
or soul of man
even of all hearts
and spirits; whence he is called the Father of spirits
Hebrews 12:9; see Zechariah 12:1; and
he is the former of them alike; which seems to intimate as if all seals were
alike
as they are made by the Lord; and it may be the difference there appears
to be between them afterwards
nay be owing to the make and constitution of
their bodies
to their education
and different situation
circumstances
and
advantages in life
whereby the hearts of some may be more opened and enlarged
than others. Some render it "together"
or "altogether"F7יחד "simul"
Musculus
Gejerus; so Ainsworth. ;
which must not be understood of time
as if they were all made at once
but of
equality; the one was made by him as well as the other; he is the fashioner of
one and all of them
every whit of them; they are wholly fashioned by him
and
all that is in them
all the powers and faculties of the soul; and by him only
and not by the instrumentality of another; for souls are created
not
generated; they are produced out of nothing
and not out of pre-existent matter
as bodies; parents contribute somewhat to the bodies of their children
but not
anything to their souls. God only "is the God of the spirits of all
flesh"
Numbers 16:22; some
translate the word "singly"F8
καταμονας Sept. "sigillatim"
V. L. ; one by one
one after
another in the several ages of time; for he continues to fashion them
and is
always doing it; see Zechariah 12:1. And
he forms the hearts of his own people anew for himself
for his own glory; he
forms Christ in them
and every grace of his Spirit; he forms them into one
and knits and unites them together in love
and makes them like to one another;
for as face answers to face in water
so do the hearts and experiences of the
saints one to another
Proverbs 27:19; all
which he does wholly and alone; and since he fashions the hearts of all men in
every sense
he must know them
which is the design of this expression; he
knows the hearts of wicked men
and all the wickedness that is in them; he
knows the hearts of good men
the worst that is in them
and also the best
which he himself has put there;
he considereth all their works; the works of evil men
not only their more open ones
but their more secret ones
and will bring them
into judgment; and the works of good men
even their good works
which he will
remember and reward in a way of grace.
Psalm 33:16 16 No king is saved by
the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
YLT
16The king is not saved by
the multitude of a force. A mighty man is not delivered
By abundance of power.
There is no king saved by the multitude of an host
.... He may be
at the head of a numerous army
and yet not get the victory over a lesser one
nor escape safe
but be taken by it: there have been such instances; and if he
is saved
or gets the victory
it is not owing to the multitude with him
but
to the Lord
that gives salvation to kings
Psalm 144:10. Hence
it appears that even such men need salvation themselves
and cannot save
themselves
though they have ever so many at command
and therefore are not to
be trusted in; salvation is only of the Lord;
a mighty man is not delivered by much strength; as Goliath
with his great strength
could not deliver himself out of the hands of David
a
stripling; wherefore the mighty man should not glory in his might.
Psalm 33:17 17 A horse is a vain
hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.
YLT
17A false thing [is] the
horse for safety
And by the abundance of his strength He doth not deliver.
A horse is a vain thing for safety
.... Though it
is prepared for the day of battle
and is a very warlike creature
and of great
service in war
yet safety only is of the Lord
Proverbs 21:31;
this is put for all kinds of military preparations which men are apt to trust
in
but should not
for they are "a lie"F9שקר "mendacium"
Pagninus
Montanus;
"fallax"
V. L.
as the horse is here said to be; that is
deceives
and disappoints when trusted to; in like manner the olive is said "to
lie"
Habakkuk 3:17; when
hope of fruit from it is disappointed; so "fundus mendax" in HoraceF11Epod.
l. 1. Ode 16. ver. 45. Carmin. l. 3. Ode 1. v. 30. "Spem mentita
seges"
ib. Epist. l. 1. ep. 7. v. 87. ;
neither shall he deliver any by his great strength; in the time
of battle; either by fighting for him
or fleeing with him.
Psalm 33:18 18 Behold
the eye of the Lord is on
those who fear Him
On those who hope in His mercy
YLT
18Lo
the eye of Jehovah [is]
to those fearing Him
To those waiting for His kindness
Behold
the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him
.... Not with
dread of his wrath
or distrust of his grace
or for sinister ends and selfish
views
but with a godly fear; by which men hate evil
depart from it
are careful
not to offend God by it
but to serve and worship him; on such is not only his
eye of Providence to protect from danger
to supply with the necessaries of
life
but of love and grace; he looks upon them with delight and pleasure; his
eye is upon them to watch over them for good
to guard them from every enemy
and from all evil
and to communicate to them every needful measure of grace;
upon them that hope in his mercy; not his absolute mercy
but his special mercy in Christ; which appears in the provision of him as a
Saviour
in the mission of him into this world
and redemption by him; and is
displayed in regeneration
the pardon of sin
and eternal life: and such that
hope in it are they that see themselves miserable creatures
and in need of it;
and who are encouraged to hope in it from the plenty and abundance of it in the
heart of God; and from the many instances of it among men
and even some the
chief of sinners; and they do hope in it for the forgiveness of their sins
and
for salvation and eternal glory; and on these the eye of the Lord is
as
before
Psalm 33:19 19 To deliver their soul from
death
And to keep them alive in famine.
YLT
19To deliver from death their
soul
And to keep them alive in famine.
To deliver their soul from death
.... Not a corporeal
death
for the soul dies not
and is never in any danger of death; and should
life
or the whole man
be intended here
yet those that fear the Lord
and
hope in his mercy
are not exempted and secured from a corporeal death
but die
as other men; though sometimes indeed they are remarkably preserved from death
and even in a time of general calamity; but a spiritual death is meant
which
while in a state of nature
they are under; but
being quickened at conversion
they live spiritually
and are preserved from dying any more in this sense; and
also from an eternal death
which shall never harm them
nor have any power
over them;
and to keep them alive in famine; not corporeal
though
the Lord does give meat to them that fear him
and sometimes in a miraculous
way provides for them; as by sending ravens to feed them
and by increasing the
cruse of oil; see Isaiah 41:17; but
spiritual
a famine of hearing the word of the Lord; the Lord prepares a place
for his church and people in the wilderness
where they are privately nourished
with the word and ordinances
and their souls kept alive
Revelation 12:6.
Psalm 33:20 20 Our soul waits for the Lord; He is
our help and our shield.
YLT
20Our soul hath waited for
Jehovah
Our help and our shield [is] He
Our soul waiteth for the Lord
.... This
and what
follows
are the words of the church
expressing her expectation
faith
and
joy
by reason of what is suggested in the preceding verses. She signifies her
expectation of good by waiting for the Lord; either for his coming in the
flesh
and salvation by him; for which the patriarchs
prophets
and all the
Old Testament saints
waited
Genesis 49:18; and
so the Targum paraphrases it
"our soul waiteth for the redemption of the
Lord"; or for his spiritual coming
his appearance to them
and gracious
presence with them
he having been for some time absent; and it is right and
good so to do
and in the issue proves advantageous
Isaiah 8:17; and
this being soul waiting
it denotes the heartiness
sincerity
and earnestness
of it;
he is our help and our shield; the Lord is
the help of his people in time of trouble
when none else is or can be; and he
is a present one
and helps right early
and at the best season: and he is
their shield
who encompasses them about with his love and favour
and keeps
them by his power in the greatest safety; all which encourages their waiting
upon him
and expectation of good things from him.
Psalm 33:21 21 For our heart shall
rejoice in Him
Because we have trusted in His holy name.
YLT
21For in Him doth our heart
rejoice
For in His holy name we have trusted.
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.
Psalm 33:22 22 Let Your mercy
O Lord
be upon us
Just
as we hope in You.
YLT
22Let Thy kindness
O
Jehovah
be upon us
As we have waited for Thee!
Let thy mercy
O Lord
be upon us
.... That is
an
application of it in its effects: it is a prayer for a communication of grace
and mercy to help in a time of need; and for a discovery of pardoning grace and
mercy; and it is a prayer of faith; for the mercy of the Lord is upon his
people in great plenty
and it continues; and they have reason to believe it
ever will
Psalm 103:17;
according as we hope in thee; not according to any
merits of theirs
but according to the measure of grace
of the grace of hope
which God had bestowed on them
and encouraged them to exercise on him
in
expectation of finding grace and mercy with him.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)