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Related passages to Psalm 32:11 include Genesis 12:1-3, Psalm 95:1-7, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 32:10, and Psalm 31, and more.

Psalms 32:11 (KJV)

Passage

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Nearby Context

Psalms 32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

Psalms 32:10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Psalms 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glad", "lord", "rejoice", "righteous", "shout", "upright", and "heart". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glad" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Many sorrows shall be to the wicked...", giving immediate footing for "glad" and "lord". In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "glad" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.