Psalms 132:9 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 132:9

May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness,.... In 2Ch 6:41; it is, "with salvation", as in Psa 132:

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Righteousness is the best ornament of a minister. Holiness towards God, and goodness towards all men, are habits for ministers of the necessity of which there is no dispute. "They are thy priests, and will therefore discredit their relation to thee if they be not clothed with righteousness. " 3.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness - This is also substantially the same language that was used by Solomon at the dedication of the temple. See again 2Ch 6:41. The idea is, that in the service of such a God, the priests, the ministers of religion, should be holy. The honor of religion demanded it. It was the first qualification of those who “served the altar;” a qualification without which all other endowments would be valueless. On the word clothed, see the notes at Psa 35:26; compare Psa 65:13; Psa 93:1; Psa 104:1; Isa 61:10; 1Pe 5:

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Original language & word study

5 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כֹּהֲנֶ֥יךָ	ko.ha.Nei.kha	priests your	H3548 →
יִלְבְּשׁוּ־	yil.be.shu-	let them be clothed	H3847 →
צֶ֑דֶק	Tze.dek	righteousness	H6664 →
וַחֲסִידֶ֥יךָ	va.cha.si.Dei.kha	and faithful [people] your	H2623 →
יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃	ye.ra.Ne.nu	let them shout for joy	H7442 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of…
leads to
- Matthew 21:4–7
  This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
- Zephaniah 3:14–15
  Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!
- John 12:13–16
  They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
- Zechariah 2:10
  “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
Revelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 61:10
I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
leads to
- Revelation 19:7–8
  Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.
- Philippians 3:9
  and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms