Psalms 132:16

132:15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. abundantly: or, surely

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

KJV

Her priests I will also clothe with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

132:17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. lamp: or, candle

What does Psalms 132:16 mean?

Psalms 132:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָבַשׁ (lâbash), כֹּהֵן (kôhên), יֶשַׁע (yeshaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

will

also

clotheלָבַשׁlâbash/law-bash'/H3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively

her

priestsכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

with

salvation:יֶשַׁעyeshaʻ/yeh'-shah/H3468liberty, deliverance, prosperity

and

her

saintsחָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

shall

shout

aloudרָנַןrânan/raw-nan'/H7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)

for

joy.רַנֵּןrannên/ran-nane'/H7444shouting (for joy)

Topics

Church (2)Salvation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 132:16.

2 Chronicles 6:41

Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.

Exodus 29:30

And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. that son: Heb. he of his sons

Psalms 132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Psalms 149:5

Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.

Psalms 95:1

O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 132:16 say?

Psalms 132:16 (King James Version) reads: "I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy."

Is Psalms 132:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 132:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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