Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Let the saints be joyful in glory. The words "in glory," express the state whereto God hath exalted them (Psalms 85:9; Psalms 112:9, end; 148:14), on account of which they are now called on to "be joyful." Heretofore, on the contrary, the state of Israel had been one of "great affliction and reproach" (Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 4:4: contrast 4:6; 6:16).
Let them sing aloud upon their beds - whereon heretofore they have afflicted themselves with grief for their shame (Hosea 7:14). Now, in their waking moments in the night, they sing songs of joy to God (Job 35:10; Psalms 42:8).