Psalms 118 · Verse 16

Psalms 118:16

The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.
Psalms 118:16, King James Version

Psalms 118:16 in other translations

BSBThe right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!”
WEBThe right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”
ASVThe right hand of Jehovah is exalted: The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
YLTThe right hand of Jehovah is exalted, The right hand of Jehovah is doing valiantly.
DARBYThe right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.
BBEThe right hand of the Lord is lifted up; the right hand of the Lord does works of power.
WebsterThe right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

What does Psalms 118:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:13-16

13-16. The enemy is triumphantly addressed as if present.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted - Jehovah lifted up his right hand, and with it performed prodigies of power.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:1-18

The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to…

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Psalms 118:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְמִ֣יןye.Min[the] right [hand] ofH3225
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
רוֹמֵמָ֑הro.me.Mah[is] exaltingH7426
יְמִ֥יןye.Min[the] right [hand] ofH3225
יְ֝הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֹ֣שָׂה'O.sah[is] doingH6213
חָֽיִל\׃Cha.yilstrengthH2428

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 118:16

  • Exodus 15:6

    Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

  • Acts 2:32-36

    This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
right hand.
Ex 15:6; Ac 2:32-36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 118:15

    The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

  • Psalms 118:16

    The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

  • Psalms 118:17

    I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

Read all of Psalms 118

Psalms 118:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La diestra de Jehová sublime: la diestra de Jehová hace valentías.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La droite de l’ Éternel est haut élevée, la droite de l’ Éternel agit puissamment;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Die Rechte Jehovas ist erhoben, die Rechte Jehovas tut mächtige Taten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In justificationibus tuis meditabor: non obliviscar sermones tuos.