Psalms 89:17
\89:16\In your name will they have joy all the day: in your righteousness will they be lifted up.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted.
In Context
18\89:17\For you are the glory of their strength; in your pleasure will our horn be lifted up.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.
Nehemiah 8:10Then he said to them, Go away now, and take the fat for your food and the sweet for your drink, and send some to him for whom nothing is made ready: for this day is holy to our Lord: and let there be no grief in your hearts; for the joy of the Lord is your strong place.
Psalms 75:10\75:9\But I will ever be full of joy, making songs of praise to the God of Jacob.
Psalms 92:10\92:9\For see! your haters, O Lord, will be put to death; all the workers of evil will be put to flight;
Psalms 132:17There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
Isaiah 45:24Only in the Lord will Jacob overcome and be strong: together all those who were angry with him will be put to shame and come to destruction.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 89:16-19
The Blessedness of Israel Declared. 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord , in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. The psalmist, having largely shown the blessedness of the God of Israel, here shows the blessedness of the Israel… Read the whole commentary →