Psalm 33:1-22 Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.… It is nature's sense, 'tis the import of any man's reason. Now because God doth infinitely transcend all the benefactors in the world, if any man doth not acknowledge His goodness, and praise Him for His benefits; he is sunk down into baseness, and fallen beneath his creation and nature. God loves us, and therefore He doth us good: we love God because we are partakers of His benefits. All disingenuity and baseness are concentred in the bowels of ingratitude. He that will not be engaged by kindness, no cords of man will hold him. Then let us obey the counsel of the text. 1. Because nothing is more due to God than our gratitude; for He loadeth us with His benefits, and is pleased to please us, and doth many things to gratify us. 2. By this we give testimony of our minds to God. For we have nothing at all to sacrifice to God, but the consent of our minds; an ingenious acknowledgment. (B. Whichcote, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.WEB: Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright. |
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