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my anointed one will be a light for my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/132.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/132.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/132.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/132.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will make the horn of David spring forth there; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/132.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“There I will cause the horn of David to spring forth; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/132.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There I will cause the horn of David to spring up; I have prepared a lamp for Mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/132.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“There I will make the horn (strength) of David grow; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed [fulfilling the promises].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/132.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/132.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/132.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/132.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will give mighty power to the kingdom of David. Each of my chosen kings will shine like a lamp <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/132.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/132.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There I will make a horn sprout up for David. I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/132.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Here I will make one of David's descendants a great king; here I will preserve the rule of my chosen king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/132.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There I will create a power base for David— I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/132.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There I will make a horn grow for David; I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/132.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king's dynasty will continue. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/132.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There I will make the horn of David to bud. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/132.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There will I make the horn of David to bud, I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/132.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will make the horn of David to bud there. I have ordained a lamp for my anointed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/132.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />There I cause a horn to spring up for David, "" I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/132.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There I cause to spring up a horn for David, I have arranged a lamp for Mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/132.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There will I cause the horn to David to spring up: I prepared a lamp for my Messiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/132.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There will I bring forth a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/132.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 131:17>There, I will produce a horn to David. There, I have prepared a lamp for my Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/132.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There I will make a horn sprout for David; I will set a lamp for my anointed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/132.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/132.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There shall I make the horn of David to shine, and light a lamp for his anointed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/132.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There I shall make the trumpet of David shine and I will shine a lamp for his Anointed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/132.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There will I make a horn to shoot up unto David, There have I ordered a lamp for Mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/132.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There will I cause to spring up a horn to David: I have prepared a lamp for mine anointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/132-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16677" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/132.htm">Remember David's Affliction</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/7161.htm" title="7161: qe·ren (N-fs) -- From qaran; a horn; by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. An elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray; figuratively, power.">I will make a horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: ’aṣ·mî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">grow</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">for David;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: ‘ā·raḵ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">I have prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/5216.htm" title="5216: nêr (N-ms) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">a lamp</a> <a href="/hebrew/4899.htm" title="4899: lim·šî·ḥî (Prep-l:: Adj-msc:: 1cs) -- Anointed. From mashach; anointed; usually a consecrated person; specifically, the Messiah.">for My anointed one.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a></span><br />Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-8.htm">Zechariah 3:8</a></span><br />Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12</a></span><br />And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-13</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></span><br />I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23-24</a></span><br />I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. / I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-24.htm">Ezekiel 37:24-25</a></span><br />My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes. / They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></span><br />“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-69.htm">Luke 1:69</a></span><br />He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-2.htm">Matthew 2:2</a></span><br />asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a></span><br />Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-23.htm">Acts 13:23</a></span><br />From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-12.htm">Romans 15:12</a></span><br />And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for my anointed.</p><p class="hdg">will I make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Psalm 92:10</a></b></br> But my horn shalt thou exalt like <i>the horn of</i> an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-14.htm">Psalm 148:14</a></b></br> He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; <i>even</i> of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-21.htm">Ezekiel 29:21</a></b></br> 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 <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">I have ordained</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">lamp.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/132-10.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/job/32-14.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/psalms/127-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/psalms/131-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/119-5.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/psalms/119-5.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Sprout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-23.htm">Anointed</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-2.htm">Arranged</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Bud</a> <a href="/psalms/135-14.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/132-18.htm">David</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Fertile</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/148-14.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm">Lamp</a> <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Shoot</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-5.htm">Sprout</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 132</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-1.htm">David in his prayer commends unto God the reverent care he had for the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-8.htm">His prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">With a repetition of God's promises</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/132.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/132.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There I will make a horn grow for David;</b><br>The "horn" in biblical literature often symbolizes strength, power, and victory. In the context of David, it signifies the establishment and continuation of his royal lineage. This imagery is rooted in ancient Near Eastern culture, where horns of animals represented might and authority. The promise of a "horn" growing for David is a prophetic assurance of the enduring nature of his dynasty, which is fulfilled in the coming of Jesus Christ, a descendant of David, as seen in the genealogies in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1</a> and <a href="/luke/3.htm">Luke 3</a>. The horn also connects to the Messianic prophecy in <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>, where God promises David that his throne will be established forever.<p><b>I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one.</b><br>The "lamp" symbolizes guidance, presence, and the continuation of a dynasty. In the ancient world, a lamp was a source of light in darkness, representing hope and divine favor. For David's "anointed one," this indicates God's ongoing support and the promise of a lasting legacy. The term "anointed one" refers to the Messiah, the ultimate fulfillment of God's covenant with David. This imagery is echoed in <a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a>, where God promises to maintain a "lamp" for David's descendants in Jerusalem. The concept of light is further expanded in the New Testament, where Jesus is described as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), fulfilling the role of the anointed one who brings spiritual illumination and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, a man after God's own heart, and the recipient of God's covenant promising an everlasting dynasty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>Often synonymous with Jerusalem, it is the city of David and the spiritual center of Israel, representing God's dwelling place among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_one.htm">The Anointed One</a></b><br>Refers to the Messiah, the promised deliverer of Israel, who Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_horn.htm">The Horn</a></b><br>Symbolizes strength and power, often used in the Bible to denote the might and authority of a king.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lamp.htm">The Lamp</a></b><br>Represents guidance, truth, and the enduring presence of God, often associated with the light of God's word and His anointed leadership.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's promise to David is a testament to His unwavering faithfulness. Believers can trust that God will fulfill His promises in their lives as well.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_messianic_hope.htm">The Messianic Hope</a></b><br>The "horn of David" and the "lamp" point to the coming of the Messiah. Christians see this fulfilled in Jesus, who brings salvation and light to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strength_and_guidance_in_christ.htm">Strength and Guidance in Christ</a></b><br>Just as the horn symbolizes strength and the lamp symbolizes guidance, believers find their strength and direction in Christ, the ultimate fulfillment of these symbols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church.htm">The Role of the Church</a></b><br>As the body of Christ, the Church is called to be a light in the world, reflecting the lamp prepared for God's anointed and spreading the message of salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light_of_god's_promises.htm">Living in the Light of God's Promises</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to live with confidence and hope, knowing that God's promises are sure and His plans for His people are good.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/132.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Horn of David.</span>--The sprouting or growing horn is an image of young, vigorous life. (See Note, <a href="/psalms/75-5.htm" title="Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.">Psalm 75:5</a>.) The Messianic application of this prediction comes out in Zechariah's song (<a href="/luke/1-69.htm" title="And has raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;">Luke 1:69</a>).<p><span class= "bld">I have ordained a lamp.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">I have trimmed a lamp; </span>the word used in connection with the sacred lights, under the express charge of Aaron and his sons (<a href="/exodus/27-21.htm" title="In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever to their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.">Exodus 27:21</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/24-2.htm" title="Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.">Leviticus 24:2-3</a>). But with this distinctly sacerdotal allusion we must also combine the special allusion to the Davidic dynasty, according to the promise (<a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm" title="And to his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.">1Kings 11:36</a>): "That David my servant may have a light (or, <span class= "ital">lamp, </span>as here) always before me in Jerusalem." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/132.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There will I make the horn of David to bud</span>. The "horn of David" budded most gloriously when "a rod came forth out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch grew out of his roots, and the Spirit of the Lord rested upon him" (<a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1, 2</a>) - in other words, when Messiah appeared, and re-established the Davidian kingdom, which thenceforth has endured, and will endure for ever. <span class="cmt_word">I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.</span> The metaphor is changed; but the idea is the same. Christ's coming shed a glory on David's house, and on the temple, and on David himself, such as had never previously illumined them. David is often promised "a lamp" (<a href="/1_kings/11-36.htm">1 Kings 11:36</a>; <a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">2 Kings 8:19</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">2 Chronicles 21:7</a>). In Christ the lamp was given. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/132-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will make a horn</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֣רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(qe·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7161.htm">Strong's 7161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grow</span><br /><span class="heb">אַצְמִ֣יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(’aṣ·mî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for David;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדָוִ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have prepared</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרַ֥כְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·raḵ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lamp</span><br /><span class="heb">נֵ֝֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(nêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for My anointed one.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִמְשִׁיחִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lim·šî·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4899.htm">Strong's 4899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed, a consecrated person, the Messiah</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/132-17.htm">Psalm 132:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/132-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 132:17 There I will make the horn (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/132-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 132:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/132-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 132:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 132:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>