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Psalms 132:9

7 Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.

8 Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.

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

10 For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.

11 The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
KJV
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
WEB
Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!
ASV
Let thy priest be clothed with righteousness; And let thy saints shout for joy.
DARBY
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness, and let thy saints shout for joy.
BLB
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your holy ones shout for joy!
ÅB
La dine prester kle seg i rettferd og dine fromme rope med fryd!
OTB
Måtte dine prester være kledd i rettferdighet,
og måtte dine trofaste rope av glede.
B1930
La dine prester klæ sig i rettferd og dine fromme rope med fryd!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 29:14

    I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.

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  • 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.

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  • 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 a donkey.

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  • 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 wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  • Psalms 104:1

    Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

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  • Psalms 132:16

    I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.

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  • Psalms 93:1

    The LORD reigns! He is robed in majesty; the LORD has clothed and armed Himself with strength. The world indeed is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

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