Psalms 132:17

132:16 I 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. lamp: or, candle

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There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

132:18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.

What does Psalms 132:17 mean?

Psalms 132:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צָמַח (tsâmach), קֶרֶן (qeren), דָּוִד (Dâvid).

Hebrew interlinear

There

will

makeצָמַחtsâmach/tsaw-makh'/H6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

the

hornקֶרֶןqeren/keh'-ren/H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power

DavidדָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse

bud:צָמַחtsâmach/tsaw-makh'/H6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)

have

ordainedעָרַךְʻârak/aw-rak'/H6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)

lampנִירnîyr/neer/H5216a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)

for

mine

anointed.מָשִׁיחַmâshîyach/maw-shee'-akh/H4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiah

lamp:

or,

candle

People & places in this verse

People

David

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 132:17.

1 Samuel 16:13

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1 Samuel 2:10

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

2 Samuel 23:5

Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow.

Exodus 40:4

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. the things: Heb. the order thereof

Leviticus 24:4

He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 132:17 say?

Psalms 132:17 (King James Version) reads: "There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. lamp: or, candle"

Is Psalms 132:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 132:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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