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Psalms 132:9
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh, urging Him to rise to His designated resting place alongside the ark. This petition sits directly between a call for divine presence and a request concerning David’s lineage.
The words — The text employs יִלְבְּשׁוּ (yil.be.shu), meaning "let them be clothed," and יְרַנֵּנוּ (ye.ra.nu), meaning "let them shout for joy." These verbs structure the specific requests for priests and faithful followers.
The thread — The clothing motif appears in Job 29:14 and Revelation 19:8, while the parallel of God wearing strength aligns with Psalm 93:1. These passages track the same imagery across different covenantal contexts.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to expect that religious leaders and faithful people will actively embody moral integrity and vocal celebration. It presents a direct petition rather than a descriptive guarantee.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
Cross-references
- Job 29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- 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.
- 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.
- Psalms 104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints will sing out in joy.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- Judges 5:31 So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD! But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.” And the land had rest for forty years.
- Ezra 3:11 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.