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Psalms 132:17

King James Version (KJV)

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

Psalms 132:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 132:17

Theological / Devotional

To bud. Heb. samach, “to sprout,” or “to spring up.” The noun semach, “branch,” “twig,” or “sprout,” is used as a title of the Messiah (see Jer. 23:5; 33:15; Zech. 3:8 ; 6:12).

A lamp. Compare 1 Kings 15:4.

For mine anointed. That is, for the king, here a reference to David. The word “anointed” is from the Heb. mashiach, literally, “messiah,” from the root mashach, “to anoint.”

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