12 (A)Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
    and (B)give thanks to his holy name!

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12 Rejoice in the Lord,(A) you who are righteous,
    and praise his holy name.(B)

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Sing praises to the Lord, O you (A)his saints,
    and (B)give thanks to his holy name.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:4 Hebrew to the memorial of his holiness (see Exodus 3:15)

Sing(A) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;(B)
    praise his holy name.(C)

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(A)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

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Final Exhortations

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!(A)

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Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
    nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
    and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
    and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 (A)yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    (B)I will take joy in the God of my salvation.

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)

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11 (A)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
    and (B)shout for joy, all you (C)upright in heart!

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

33 (D)Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
    (E)Praise befits the upright.

11 Rejoice in the Lord(A) and be glad, you righteous;
    sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Psalm 33

Sing joyfully(B) to the Lord, you righteous;
    it is fitting(C) for the upright(D) to praise him.

10 For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, (A)that we may share his holiness.

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10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(A)

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Israel's Joy and Restoration

14 (A)Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
    shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
    O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
    he has cleared away your enemies.
(B)The King of Israel, (C)the Lord, is in your midst;
    you shall never again fear evil.
16 (D)On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
    (E)let not your hands grow weak.
17 (F)The Lord your God is in your midst,
    (G)a mighty one who will save;
(H)he will rejoice over you with gladness;
    he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

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14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(A)
    shout aloud,(B) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(C) with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(D)
    never again will you fear(E) any harm.(F)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(G)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(H)
He will take great delight(I) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(J)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(K)

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Habakkuk's Second Complaint

12 Are you not (A)from everlasting,
    O Lord my God, my Holy One?
    (B)We shall not die.
O Lord, (C)you have ordained them as a judgment,
    and you, O (D)Rock, have established them for reproof.
13 You who are (E)of purer eyes than to see evil
    and cannot look at wrong,
(F)why do you idly look at traitors
    and (G)remain silent when the wicked swallows up
    the man more righteous than he?

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Habakkuk’s Second Complaint

12 Lord, are you not from everlasting?(A)
    My God, my Holy One,(B) you[a] will never die.(C)
You, Lord, have appointed(D) them to execute judgment;
    you, my Rock,(E) have ordained them to punish.
13 Your eyes are too pure(F) to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(G)
Why then do you tolerate(H) the treacherous?(I)
    Why are you silent while the wicked
    swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 1:12 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text we

God has spoken (A)in his holiness:[a]
    “With exultation (B)I will divide up (C)Shechem
    and portion out the Vale of (D)Succoth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 60:6 Or sanctuary

God has spoken from his sanctuary:
    “In triumph I will parcel out Shechem(A)
    and measure off the Valley of Sukkoth.(B)

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