Psalm 33:12

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 33:1-22

Psalms 33:1-22Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.The spirit of rejoicing: life adjusted to the will of God“Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.” It is the vital condition of all spiritual rejoicing that we are right with God. Our life must be adjusted to His will, and the adjustment must be made on every side. If our communion with the Lord is only partial, we shall not reach the condition in which joy becomes inevitable. I remember that some time ago an electric bell apparatus in my home got... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 33:10-12

Psalms 33:10-12The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.Providential deliverances from slaveryThis psalm is a psalm of praise and thanksgiving upon the subject of God’s works of creation and providence; and the author seems in his enumeration of the works of God to equal the wonders of Providence with those of Creation (Psalms 33:6). Now the psalmist thus joins them together because of the deliverances that he and his people had... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 33:12-14

Psalms 33:12-14Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. National upliftingThis text holds in its grasp the secret of our own national prosperity and superiority among the nations of the world--if we have such--and its teaching, if departed from by this nation, will cause our present glory to depart like the glory of ancient Rome, or Sidon, or Tyre.I. When the text states that the nation is blessed whose God is the Lord, and when we say to you that religion is the promoter of peace and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 33:12

Psa 33:12 Blessed [is] the nation whose God [is] the LORD; [and] the people [whom] he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Ver. 12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ] viz. By special favour and covenant. The preservation of the Church (which hath so few friends on earth, and so many enemies in earth and hell) is justly brought as an evident argument of the Divine providence. Christ standeth upon Mount Zion; and that mountain shall be exalted above all mountains. The Church, as it is... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 33:12

Blessed: Psalms 144:15, Psalms 147:19, Psalms 147:20, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 33:29 people: Psalms 65:4, Psalms 135:4, Deuteronomy 7:6-Ruth :, John 15:16, Ephesians 1:4, 1 Peter 2:9 his own: Psalms 28:9, Jeremiah 10:16, Titus 2:14 Reciprocal: Exodus 34:9 - take us Leviticus 18:2 - General Deuteronomy 4:20 - a people 2 Chronicles 6:29 - what prayer Psalms 74:2 - thine Psalms 146:5 - Happy Isaiah 41:8 - thou Isaiah 43:20 - my chosen Isaiah 51:4 - O my Jeremiah 51:19 - the rod... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 33:12

12. Blessed is the nation It is happy and safe surrounded by such power for defence, and wisdom to defeat the cunning of crafty men. read more