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Psalms 132:9
9Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living), And let Your godly ones shout for joy.
Psalms 132:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
- New International Version (NIV)May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy.
Context of Psalms 132:9
7Let us go into His tabernacle; Let us worship at His footstool. 8Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place, You and the ark [the symbol] of Your strength. Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness (right living), And let Your godly ones shout for joy. 10For the sake of Your servant David, Do not turn away the face of Your anointed. 11The Lord swore to David A truth from which He will not turn back: “One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.
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כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶ֑דֶק וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 132:9
- Psalms 132:16Her priests also I will clothe with salvation, And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty and splendor; The Lord has clothed and encircled Himself with strength; the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
- Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban!
- Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
- Romans 13:14But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for [nor even think about gratifying] the flesh in regard to its improper desires.
- 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.
- Revelation 19:8She has been permitted to dress in fine linen, dazzling white and clean—for the fine linen signifies the righteous acts of the saints [the ethical conduct, personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character of believers].
- Psalms 35:26Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress; Let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.
- Psalms 68:3But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God, Yes, let them rejoice with delight.
- Psalms 70:4May all those who seek You [as life’s first priority] rejoice and be glad in You; May those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!”
- Judges 5:31So let all Your enemies perish, O Lord; But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.” And the land was at rest for forty years.
- Psalms 47:1O clap your hands, all you people; Shout to God with the voice of triumph and songs of joy.
- Isaiah 65:14Indeed, My servants will shout for joy from a happy heart, But you will cry out with a heavy heart, And you shall wail and howl from a broken spirit.
- Ezra 3:11They sang [responsively], praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness (mercy) toward Israel endures forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
- Zephaniah 3:14Shout for joy, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Israel! Rejoice, be in high spirits and glory with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem [in that day]!
Commentaries on Psalms 132:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness - This is also substantially the same language that was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple. See again 2 Chronicles 6:41. The idea is, that in the service of such a God, the priests, the ministers of religion, should be holy. The honor of religion demanded it. It was the first qualification of those who “served the altar;” a qualification without which all other endowments would be valueless. On…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The priests were to show righteousness by the way they live (Psalm 132:16; Malachi 2:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. The solemn entry of the ark, symbolical of God's presence and power, with the attending priests, into the sanctuary, is proclaimed in the words used by Solomon (2Ch 6:41).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 132
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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