Psalms 89:24

89:23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.

But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

KJV

But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.

But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.

89:25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.

What does Psalms 89:24 mean?

Psalms 89:24 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱמוּנָה (ʼĕmûwnâh), חֵסֵד (chêçêd), שֵׁם (shêm).

Hebrew interlinear

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faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

and

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

shall

with

him:

and

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

shall

his

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

exalted.רוּםrûwm/room/H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:24.

1 Chronicles 25:5

All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. words: or, matters

2 Chronicles 5:13

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

Psalms 89:17

For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:24 say?

Psalms 89:24 (King James Version) reads: "But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted."

Is Psalms 89:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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