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Psalms 132:17

Psalms 132:17
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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 Luk 1:69. The word rendered “to bud” means to grow, or to shoot forth…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 132:11-18

These are precious promises, confirmed by an oath, that the heirs of them might have strong consolation, Heb 6:17, Heb 6:18. It is all one whether we take them as pleas urged in the prayer or as…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

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 victorious…