68:3 But the godly 1 are happy;
they rejoice before God
and are overcome with joy. 2
100:2 Worship 3 the Lord with joy!
Enter his presence with joyful singing!
21:6 For you grant him lasting blessings;
you give him great joy by allowing him into your presence. 4
1 tn By placing the subject first the psalmist highlights the contrast between God’s ecstatic people and his defeated enemies (vv. 1-2).
2 tn Heb “and they are happy with joy” (cf. NEB). Some translate the prefixed verbal forms of v. 3 as jussives, “Let the godly be happy, let them rejoice before God, and let them be happy with joy!” (Cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV; note the call to praise in v. 4.)
3 tn Or “serve.”
5 tn Heb “you make him happy with joy with [i.e., “close by” or “in”] your face.” On the idiom “with your face” (i.e., “in your presence”) see Ps 16:11 and BDB 816 s.v. פָּנֻה II.2.a.