Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 132:17
There will I make the (l) horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
(l) Though his force for a time seemed to be broken, yet he promises to restore it.
There will I make the (l) horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
(l) Though his force for a time seemed to be broken, yet he promises to restore it.
Verse Psalms 132:17. _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 ta...
THERE WILL I MAKE THY HORN OF DAVID TO BUD - The horn was an emblem of power; and then, of success or prosperity. See the notes at Luke 1:69. The word rendered “to bud” means to grow, or to shoot fort...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXXII. DAVID'S ZEAL AND ITS REWARD. Psalms 132:1. David's oath to find a worthy abode for the Ark in which Yahweh dwelt. Psalms 132:1_ b_. AFFLICTION: rather pains, _i.e._ the pains he took to find...
THE HORN OF DAVID. a horn for David. TO BUD: i.e. to bring forth: viz.. son and heir. See App-67. LAMP. According to Genesis 15:17. and note there....
Jehovah's answer to the prayer with which the Psalm begins. He will remember David, for He has chosen Zion to be His abode, and He will bless her people and her priests, and restore the power and pros...
_There_ In Jerusalem. _will I make the horn of David to bud_ More exactly, will I make a horn sprout forth for David. The figure may mean simply, that Jehovah will restore the prosperity and victoriou...
THE HORN OF DAVID, &C.— These are metaphors in frequent use. David should ever have in Jerusalem a horn flourishing, and a light or lamp burning: a _horn_ is an emblem of sovereignty. As one _horn_ dr...
PSALMS 132 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Davidic Dynasty Humbled and Exalted. ANALYSIS Stanza, Psalms 132:1-10, Prayer by the Typical Messiah. Anti-Stanza, Psalms 132:11-18, Promise for the Anti
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. THERE WILL I MAKE THE HORN OF DAVID TO BUD. "There" - namely, in Zion I will make David's race to rise from dep...
132:17 of (a-7) Lit. 'a horn for.' forth; (b-11) Or 'sprout;' as Isaiah 4:2 ; Jeremiah 33:15 ; Ezekiel 29:21 . ordained (c-14) Others read 'I will ordain.'...
This is the most difficult of the Pilgrim Songs. According to accepted literary criticism it must be a post-exilic Ps. The Temple worship has been restored. The days of David are in the distant past....
THE HORN] which is generally a symbol of strength, is in Daniel the symbol of a king. TO BUD] sprout: see Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15; Zechariah 3:8, where the 'branch' or 'sprout' denotes the Messi...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 132 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
HORN OF DAVID. — The sprouting or growing horn is an image of young, vigorous life. (See Note, Psalms 75:5.) The Messianic application of this prediction comes out in Zechariah’s song (Luke 1:69). I H...
שָׁ֤ם אַצְמִ֣יחַ קֶ֣רֶן לְ דָוִ֑ד עָרַ֥כְתִּי...
Psalms 132:1 THE continuance of "the sure mercies of David" to his descendants for his sake is first besought from God, and is then promised, for his sake, by God Himself, speaking in the singer's spi...
THE LORD'S BLESSING UPON ZION Psalms 132:1-18 This psalm evidently dates from the dedication of Solomon's temple. In the glory of completion God never forgets the toils and anxieties of the builde...
The pilgrims stand at the very entrance of the Holy City, and their song is one of strong desire, and equally strong confidence. In the first part the desire is expressed (vv. Psa 132:1-10). It is for...
ALL these very precious promises, prayers, and praises, will find an easy explanation from the view of the scriptures just referred to, as well as other portions of the divine word, which come in to o...
17._There will I make, _etc. He reverts to the state of the kingdom, which God had promised to take under his care and protection. It is necessary that we should attend to the peculiar force of the wo...
Psalms 132 is, in some respects, a very interesting psalm. It is the restoration of the ark of the covenant to its resting-place, and the promises of Jehovah, in answer to the supplication of His serv...
THERE WILL I MAKE THE HORN OF DAVID TO BUD,.... Which the Targum interprets "a glorious" King; and both Kimchi and Ben Melech, and also Arama, understand it of the Messiah, and very rightly; called th...
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. Ver. 17. _There will I make the horn of David to bud_] A metaphor from those living creatures, _quorum ramosa sun...
_There_ In Jerusalem, the seat of the kingdom, and the only place of my presence and worship in the world; _will I make the horn of David to bud_ His power and glory to flourish and increase, and to d...
PRAYER FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD AND THE HOUSE OF DAVID. A song of degrees, showing that the mercies of God, so richly promised to David, 2 Samuel 7:12, would find their real fulfilment in the Messiah, th...
There will I make the horn of David, symbol of aggressive power, TO BUD, thus enlarging his power; I HAVE ORDAINED A LAMP FOR MINE ANOINTED, David himself being the light of Israel, 2 Samuel 21:17....
LAMP: Or, candle...
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 h...
THERE; in Jerusalem, the seat of the kingdom, and, which is no small advantage to that family, the only place of my presence and worship in the world. THE HORN OF DAVID TO BUD; his power and glory to...
Psalms 132:17 make H6779 horn H7161 David H1732 grow H6779 (H8686) prepare H6186 (H8804) lamp H5216 Anointed...
Psalms 132 This Psalm is plainly a hymn for the consecration of the Temple. We may call it the song of the builders. In its first portion, extending to the close of the seventh verse, the Church plea...
A Song of Degrees. Psalms 132:1. _LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions._ God had entered into an everlasting covenant with David, « ordered in all things and sure,» and in this Psalm either...
This Psalm is a prayer and pleading of the covenant, such a prayer as might have been offered by Solomon at the opening of the Temple, or by any of the descendants of David, either in their times of j...
CONTENTS: A pleading of the divine covenant and its promises. CHARACTERS: God, David, Christ. CONCLUSION: Those who have the immutable promises of God for their foundation stand upon a sure rock. Go...
This psalm is justly ascribed to David. It recites his vow to seek out a place of rest for the ark of the Lord; and the song of praise and prayer on its removal from Kirjath-jearim. Psalms 132:6. _Eph...
_I have ordained a lamp for Mine anointed._ A LAMP ORDAINED FOR GOD’S ANOINTED I. Christ as God’s anointed, 1. He is a Redeemer and Saviour of God’s choosing. 2. Called and sent of God. 3. Prophe...
_Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions._ THE HOUSE OF GOD This psalm was probably composed on the occasion of the installation of the ark in the place provided for it in the temple. Solomon...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:1. The theme of this royal psalm is God’s covenant with David’s house to establish the dynasty for the good of the people and, eventually, of the whole world ...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 132:11 SWORE TO DAVID. This promise is God’s answer to the prayer of vv. Psalms 132:8. God promised to preserve the dynasty, and expects th
INTRODUCTION The author of this Psalm and the occasion upon which it was composed are both unknown. The opinion of M. Henry, Perowne, and others, is that it was composed for the dedication of Solomon’...
EXPOSITION This present "Song of Ascents" is well suited to be a "pilgrim-song"—sung by those who went up to Jerusalem to visit the temple, and revivify their faith in the God who had chosen Zion for...
LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; I will...
1 Kings 11:36; 1 Kings 15:4; 2 Chronicles 21:7; Ezekiel 29:21; Luk
There — In Jerusalem. To bud — His power and glory to flourish. A lamp — A successor to continue for ever in his family, as this phrase is expounded 1 Kings 11:36, 1 Kings 15:4, and particularly one e...