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Psalms 132:16
16I will clothe her kohanim with salvation, and her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.
Psalms 132:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
- New International Version (NIV)I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
Context of Psalms 132:16
14“This is My resting place forever. Here I dwell, for I have desired it. 15I will abundantly bless her food. I will satisfy her needy ones with bread. I will clothe her kohanim with salvation, and her godly ones will sing aloud for joy. 17There will I make a horn spring up for David, I have set up a lamp for My anointed. 18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shine.”
Read all of Psalms 132Psalms 132:16 word by word
וְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָ אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ יֶ֑שַׁע וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָ רַנֵּ֥ן יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 132:16
- Psalms 132:9Let Your kohanim wear righteousness, and let Your godly ones sing for joy.
- Psalms 140:4They sharpen their tongue like a serpent’s —viper’s venom is under their lips. Selah
- 2 Chronicles 6:41Now arise, Adonai Elohim, to Your resting place, You and the Ark of Your might. May Your kohanim, Adonai Elohim, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
- Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in Adonai. My soul will be joyful in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me in a robe of righteousness— like a bridegroom wearing a priestly turban, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.
- Galatians 3:27For all of you who were immersed in Messiah have clothed yourselves with Messiah.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you, a righteous one bringing salvation. He is lowly, riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- John 16:24Up to now, you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be full.
Commentaries on Psalms 132:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16I will also clothe her priests with salvation - See the notes at Psalm 132:9, where - instead of the word which in 2 Chronicles 6:41, as here, is “salvation,” we find the word “righteousness.” The promise here corresponds to the prayer in Psalm 132:9. It is a reason why God should interpose. What they prayed for Psalm 132:9, had been expressly promised, and that promise is now urged as a plea why the prayer should be granted. And her saints shall shout…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. 13-17The psalmist remembers how God chose Jerusalem and appointed the priests.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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