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Psalms 132:17
17“Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
Psalms 132:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people.
Context of Psalms 132:17
15I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food. 16I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy. “Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one. 18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”
Read all of Psalms 132Psalms 132:17 word by word
שָׁ֤ם אַצְמִ֣יחַ קֶ֣רֶן לְדָוִ֑ד עָרַ֥כְתִּי נֵ֝֗ר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 132:17
- Psalms 92:10You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.
- Psalms 148:14And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord.
- Ezekiel 29:21“On that day I will make a horn grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
- Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
- 1 Kings 11:36I will give one tribe to his son so that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put my Name.
- 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, for David’s sake the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and by making Jerusalem strong.
- 2 Chronicles 21:7Nevertheless, because of the covenant the Lord had made with David, the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants forever.
- Luke 2:30For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Commentaries on Psalms 132:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17There will I make thy horn of David to bud - The horn was an emblem of power; and then, of success or prosperity. See the notes at Luke 1:69. The word rendered “to bud” means to grow, or to shoot forth as a plant, or as grass grows; and then it may be applied to anything which shoots forth or grows. The allusion here would seem to be to a horn as it shoots forth on the head of an animal. So David would be endowed with growing strength; would have the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 The Lord never turns from us when we plead the covenant with his anointed Prophet, Priest, and King. How vast is the love of God to man, that he should speak thus concerning his church! It is his desire to dwell with us; yet how little do we desire to dwell with him! He abode in Zion till the sins of Israel caused him to give them up to the spoilers. Forsake us not, O God, and deliver us not in like manner, sinful though we are. God's people…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17anointed one: God chose and established this ruler (see Psalms 1–8) to always provide light for the Lord’s people. This light would shine continuously (see 1 Kings 11:36; 2 Kings 8:19; compare John 8:12; Revelation 21:23–24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. That choice is expressed in God's words, "I will sit" or "dwell," or sit enthroned. The joy of the people springs from the blessings of His grace, conferred through the medium of the priesthood.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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