Psalms 132:17

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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Here I will make a horn grow for David and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 132:17

15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

Psalms 132:17 word by word

שָׁ֤ם אַצְמִ֣יחַ קֶ֣רֶן לְדָוִ֑ד עָרַ֥כְתִּי נֵ֝֗ר לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• There will I makeצָמַחtsâmach · to springH6779
• the hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• I have ordainedעָרַךְ‛ârak · to arrangeH6186
• a lampנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• for mine anointedמָשִׁיחַmâshîyach · anointedH4899

Cross-references for Psalms 132:17

• Psalms 92:10But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
• Psalms 148:14He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Hallelujah.
• Ezekiel 29:21In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Yhwh.
• Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• 1 Kings 11:36And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
• 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless for David’s sake did Yhwh his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:
• 2 Chronicles 21:7Howbeit Yhwh would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
• Luke 2:30For mine eyes have seen thy 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

Topics related to Psalms 132:17

• Church
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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