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Psalms 132:18
18I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.”
Psalms 132:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
- New International Version (NIV)I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)His enemies I will clothe with shame, but on him his crown will shine."
- New King James Version (NKJV)His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
Context of Psalms 132:18
16I will clothe its priests with godliness; its faithful servants will sing for joy. 17Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people. I will clothe his enemies with shame, but he will be a glorious king.”
Read all of Psalms 132Psalms 132:18 word by word
א֭וֹיְבָיו אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ בֹּ֑שֶׁת וְ֝עָלָ֗יו יָצִ֥יץ נִזְרֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 132:18
- Psalms 21:8You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
- Psalms 35:26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
- Psalms 109:29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.
- Job 8:22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.”
- Daniel 12:2Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace.
- Psalms 72:8May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
- Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 58:10Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
- Matthew 28:18Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth.
- Luke 1:32He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
- Revelation 17:14Together they will go to war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will defeat them because he is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And his called and chosen and faithful ones will be with him.”
Commentaries on Psalms 132:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18His enemies will I clothe with shame - They shall be so confounded that shame shall seem to cover them as a garment. See the notes at Psalm 109:29. That is, David would be triumphant. But upon himself shall his crown flourish - His crown shall be as a fresh, blooming garland. The Hebrew word used here may mean either to glitter, or to flower, to fiourish or bloom. As applied to a crown, it may mean either that it would sparkle or glitter, as set with…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. 18The enemies will feel shame, while the king will be honored (Psalm 132:9, 16).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
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 18will shine Heb. יציץ, which shine, like (Ezek. 1:7): “and they sparkled (ונצצים) like the color of burnished copper.”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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