Psalms 132 · Verse 16

Psalms 132:16

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

Psalms 132:16 in other translations

BSBI will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
WEBI will also clothe her priests with salvation. Her saints will shout aloud for joy.
ASVHer priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
YLTAnd her priests I clothe with salvation, And her pious ones do sing aloud.
DARBYAnd I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.
BBEHer priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy.
WebsterI will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

What does Psalms 132:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 132:14-18

14-18. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 I will also clothe her priests - All Christian ministers, with salvation; this shall appear in all their conduct. Salvation - redemption from all sin through the blood of the Lamb shall be their great and universal message.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 132:11-18

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…

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Psalms 132:16 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.

וְֽ֭כֹהֲנֶיהָVe.kho.ha.nei.haand priests itsH3548
אַלְבִּ֣ישׁ'al.BishI will clotheH3847
יֶ֑שַׁעYe.sha'salvationH3468
וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יהָva.cha.si.Dei.haand faithful [people] itsH2623
רַנֵּ֥ןra.Nencertainly <shout>H7442
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ\׃ye.ra.Ne.nuthey will shout for joyH7442

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

Cross references for 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.

  • Psalms 132:9

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

  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

  • John 16:24

    Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

  • Zechariah 9:15-17

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. And the Lord their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

  • Psalms 140:4

    Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

  • Zechariah 9:9

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  • Galatians 3:27

    For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

  • Hosea 11:12

    Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
clothe.
9; 140:4; 2Ch 6:41; Isa 61:10; Ga 3:27
her saints.
Ho 11:12; Zec 9:9,15-17; Joh 16:24

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

Context

  • Psalms 132:15

    I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  • Psalms 132:16

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

  • Psalms 132:17

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

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Psalms 132:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo vestiré á sus sacerdotes de salud, y sus santos darán voces de júbilo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et je revêtirai de salut ses sacrificateurs, et ses saints exulteront en chantant de joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und seine Priester will ich bekleiden mit Heil, und seine Frommen werden laut jubeln.