Psalms 132 · Verse 17

Psalms 132:17

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

Psalms 132:17 in other translations

BSBThere I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.
WEBI will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.
ASVThere will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
YLTThere I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.
DARBYThere will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
BBEThere I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
WebsterThere will I make the horn of David to bud, I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.

What does Psalms 132:17 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 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud - There, in the Christian Church, the power and authority of the spiritual David shall appear. I have ordained a lamp - I have taken care to secure a posterity, to which the promises shall be expressly fulfilled.

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 132:17 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.

שָׁ֤םshamthereH8033
אַצְמִ֣יחַ'atz.Mi.achI will make growH6779
קֶ֣רֶןKe.rena hornH7161
לְדָוִ֑דle.da.Vidfor DavidH1732
עָרַ֥כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiI have set in orderH6186
נֵ֝֗רNera lampH5216
לִמְשִׁיחִֽי\׃lim.shi.Chifor anointed myH4899

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

Cross references for Psalms 132:17

  • Luke 1:69

    And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  • Ezekiel 29:21

    In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:7

    Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

  • 1 Kings 11:36

    And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.

  • 1 Kings 15:4

    Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

  • Psalms 92:10

    But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

  • Luke 2:30-32

    For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  • 2 Kings 8:19

    Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.

  • Psalms 148:14

    He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
will I make.
92:10; 148:14; Eze 29:21; Lu 1:69
I have ordained.
1Ki 11:36; 15:4; 2Ch 21:7; Lu 2:30-32
lamp. or, candle.

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Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 132:18

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

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Psalms 132:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Allí haré reverdecer el cuerno de David: he prevenido lámpara á mi ungido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Là je ferai germer la corne de David, j’ai préparé une lampe à mon oint.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Dort will ich das Horn Davids wachsen lassen, habe eine Leuchte zugerichtet meinem Gesalbten.