Psalms 132 · Verse 9

Psalms 132:9

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Psalms 132:9, King James Version

Psalms 132:9 in other translations

BSBMay Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
WEBLet your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!
ASVLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.
YLTThy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.
DARBYLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.
BBELet your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.
WebsterLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

What does Psalms 132:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 132:8-9

8-9. The solemn entry of the ark, symbolical of God's presence and power, with the attending priests, into the sanctuary, is proclaimed in the words used by Solomon (2Ch 6:41).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness - Let them be as remarkable for inward holiness as they are for the splendor of their holy vestments.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 132:1-10

David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the token of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to tie ourselves to a time. It is good in the morning to fix upon work for the day, with submission to Providence, for we know not what a day may bring forth. And we should first, and without delay, seek to have our own hearts made a habitation of God through the Spirit. He…

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Psalms 132:9 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.

כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָko.ha.Nei.khapriests yourH3548
יִלְבְּשׁוּ\־yil.be.shu-let them be clothedH3847
צֶ֑דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָva.cha.si.Dei.khaand faithful [people] yourH2623
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ\׃ye.ra.Ne.nulet them shout for joyH7442

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

Cross references for Psalms 132:9

  • Job 29:14

    I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.

  • Revelation 19:8

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  • Psalms 104:1

    Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

  • Psalms 132:16

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

  • Psalms 93:1

    The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

  • Isaiah 65:14

    Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

  • Romans 13:14

    But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

  • Ezra 3:11-12

    And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

  • Zephaniah 3:14

    Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy priests.
16; 93:1; 104:1; Job 29:14; Isa 61:10; Ro 13:14; 1Pe 5:5; Re 19:8
let thy saints.
35:26,27; 68:3; 70:4; Jud 5:31
shout.
47:1; Isa 65:14; Ezr 3:11,12; Zep 3:14; Zec 9:9

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

Context

  • Psalms 132:8

    Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

  • Psalms 132:9

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

  • Psalms 132:10

    For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

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Psalms 132:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tus sacerdotes se vistan de justicia, y regocíjense tus santos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que tes sacrificateurs soient revêtus de justice, et que tes saints chantent de joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Laß deine Priester bekleidet werden mit Gerechtigkeit, und deine Frommen jubeln!