But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
But let the righteous be glad: let them rejoice before God - literally, 'at or before the face of God, as in the contrasted sentence, Psalms 68:1; Hebrew, 'let them that hate Him flee from before His face.' Destruction goes forth from before God's face when He is angry; joy dwells before His face when He is propitious. The righteous are here represented by Israel; all the godly, the true Israel spiritually, are included.
Exceedingly rejoice - literally, 'exult with gladness.'