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Zep_3:14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Ver. 14. Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel] Joy is the just man’s portion, which the wicked may not meddle with, Hos_9:1. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare or a cord to strangle his joy with, to check and choke all his comforts, but the righteous sing and rejoice, Pro_29:6, they are commanded so to do; yea, the command is doubled and trebled here and elsewhere in both Testaments; and it is a sin for such not to rejoice, as well as not to repent.
Be glad and rejoice with all the heart] Which no wicked man can do: his mirth is but the hypocrisy of mirth; like a little counterfeit complexion. It may smooth the face, never cheer up the heart; like a slight dash of rain that soaketh not to the root, or a handful of brushwood or sear thorns under the pot, Ecc_7:6. As their humiliations are but skin deep, they rent their garments and not their hearts, they grieve in the face and not in the heart, Mat_6:16, so do they rejoice in the face and not with all their heart, 2Co_5:12.