12 (A)Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous,
(B)And give thanks [a]at the remembrance of [b]His holy name.

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  1. Psalm 97:12 Or for the memory
  2. Psalm 97:12 Or His holiness

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

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(A)Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of [a]His holy name.

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  1. Psalm 30:4 Or His holiness

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

The Sovereignty of the Lord in Creation and History

33 Rejoice (B)in the Lord, O you righteous!
For praise from the upright is beautiful.

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 indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, (A)that we may be partakers of 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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Joy in God’s Faithfulness

14 (A)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(B)The King of Israel, the Lord, (C)is in your midst;
You shall [a]see disaster no more.

16 In that day (D)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (E)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (F)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(G)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear

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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God has (A)spoken in His holiness:
“I will rejoice;
I will (B)divide (C)Shechem
And measure out (D)the Valley of Succoth.

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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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A Hymn of Faith

17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—
18 Yet I will (A)rejoice in the Lord,
I will 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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The Prophet’s Second Question

12 Are You not (A)from everlasting,
O Lord my God, my Holy One?
We shall not die.
O Lord, (B)You have appointed them for judgment;
O Rock, You have marked them for (C)correction.
13 You are of purer eyes than to behold evil,
And cannot look on wickedness.
Why do You look on those who deal treacherously,
And hold Your tongue when the wicked devours
A person 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