Zephaniah 3:17

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee ... he will rejoice over thee with joy - even "as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride" (); so will the Lord "rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in His people" ().

He will rest in his love - content with it as His supreme delight, even as "there is joy in heaven ... in the presence of the angels of God ... over one sinner that repenteth" (; ) (Calvin). Or, He shall be silent [from chaarash, to be silent] - namely, as to thy faults, not "imputing" them to thee (Maurer). (; .) I prefer explaining it of that calm silent joy, in the possession of the object of one's love, too great for words to express; just as God, after the six days of creation, rested with silent satisfaction in His work, because "behold, it was very good" (; ). So the parallel clause, by contrast, expresses the joy, not kept silent, as this, but uttered in good" (; ). So the parallel clause, by contrast, expresses the joy, not kept silent, as this, but uttered in "singing."