Psalm 68:3

Verse 3 of 35. The 68th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.

2As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

4Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jah, and rejoice before him.

5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

6God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

7O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

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Psalm 68:3 in the World English Bible

But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
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Matthew Henry on Psalm 68:3

For the comfort and joy of his own people (v. 3): "Let the righteous be glad, that are now in sorrow; let them rejoice before God in his favourable presence. God is the joy of his people; let them rejoice whenever they come before God, yea, let them exceedingly rejoice, let them rejoice with gladness."

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.